The Politics of Changsha in Hunan province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China. Changsha Municipal Government today is deeply influenced by its long past. Changsha's political system reflects the two major influences on the historical development of China: on the one hand, its legacy as an over 2,000 years feudal system region, and on the other, the powerful influence exerted by China's neighbor to the north, the Soviet Union.
The Mayor of Changsha is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Changsha or Changsha Municipal Government. However, in the city's dual party-government governing system, the Mayor has less power than the Communist Party of Changsha Municipal Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "CPC Party Chief of Changsha" or "Communist Party Secretary of Changsha".
Introduction As a city of the Communist State, Changsha's system of government was based on the Soviet Union system of one party dictatorship. This is referred to as "Soviet Union-style" democracy.
Changsha is governed by a democratically elected People's Congress, which corresponds to the parliament of democratic country. The Head of the Changsha Municipal Government is the Mayor. The Mayor's agreement is required for an Act of Changsha People's Congress to become law. The People's Congress has a number of different functions, first and foremost, it scrutinise the execution of constitution, laws, regulations in the city. Another important function is to debate the major issues of the city. Its other roles are provided the means of carrying on the work of government by voting for leaders, including chairmen and vice-chairman of the People's Congress, mayor, deputy mayor, president of the municipal court and president of the municipal procuratorate.
History The Changsha Municipal People's Government was established in 1949 replacing the Changsha Municipal Government of the Republic of China.
On March 18, 2019, Vice-Mayor Li Xiaohong () has been placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.
List of mayors of Changsha Republic of China No. English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes 1 Zhu Jianfan 1 May 1927 8 May 1927 2 He Yuanwen 1 October 1933 Spring of 1937 3 Chun Lin August 1938 October 1943 4 Wang Bingchen 21 October 1943 September 1945 5 Li Yujiu 9 September 1945 May 1946 6 Wang Hao 1 May 1946 31 January 1948 7 Jiang Kun 31 January 1948 23 March 1949 8 Chen Jieshi 30 March 1949 August 1949
People's Republic of China No. English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes 1 Xiao Jingguang 19 August 1949 22 August 1949 2 Yan Zixiang 22 August 1949 30 January 1953 3 Shang Zijin 30 January 1953 July 1954 4 Cao Chi 28 March 1955 3 March 1960 5 Wang Qunwu 3 March 1960 18 February 1968 6 Zhang Ji 28 February 1968 March 1970 Director of Revolutionary Committee 7 Qi Shouliang October 1975 November 1977 8 Shi Xinshan November 1977 25 June 1981 9 Li Zhaomin 25 June 1981 23 February 1982 10 Xiong Qingquan 23 February 1982 21 December 1982 11 Qi Zhenying 21 December 1982 10 September 1985 12 Wang Keying 10 September 1985 13 April 1991 13 Zhang Mingtai 13 April 1991 6 October 1994 14 Yuan Hankun 6 October 1994 3 January 1998 15 Du Mingyuan 3 January 1998 16 October 1999 16 Tan Zhongchi 16 October 1999 21 November 2007 17 Zhang Jianfei 21 November 2007 19 December 2013 18 Hu Henghua 19 December 2013 February 2018 19 Hu Zhongxiong 30 March 2018 February 2020 20 Zheng Jianxin February 2020 May 2023 21 Zhou Haibing June 2023 May 2025 22 Chen Bozhang May 2025 current
List of CPC Party secretaries of Changsha Republic of China No. English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes 1 Chen Youkui 1923 1924 2 Xia Minghan 1924 1927 3 Li Yanong 1926 1926 4 Chen Jingsheng 1926 1927 5 Peng Gongda 1927 1927 6 Tu Zhengchun October 1927 19 December 1927 7 Ren Zuomin January 1938 1938 8 Zhou Hongmin 1938 May 1938 9 Ren Zuomin May 1938 1938 10 Song Lian 1938 1938 11 Mao Daxun 1938 November 1938 12 Mao Daxun November 1938 1945 13 Xie Jiemei November 1945 July 1946 14 Zhou Li July 1946 Spring of 1948 15 Shen Liren Spring of 1948 January 1949
People's Republic of China No. English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes 1 Shen Liren January 1949 April 1949 2 Zhou Li April 1949 June 1949 3 Shen Liren June 1949 25 August 1949 4 Cao Ying 25 August 1949 March 1954 5 Zeng Zhi 16 January 1953 June 1954 6 Qin Yuping June 1954 1955 7 Cao Chi 1955 April 1957 8 Li Ruishan April 1957 August 1966 9 Sun Yunying August 1966 November 1968 10 Ding Jian November 1968 June 1970 11 Jing Lin June 1970 1971 12 Yu Mingtao 1971 October 1975 13 Qi Shouliang October 1975 November 1977 14 Shi Xinshan November 1977 March 1982 15 Liu Fusheng February 1982 March 1983 16 Zou Naishan March 1983 April 1986 17 Wang Zhongfu June 1985 December 1990 18 Xia Zanzhong December 1990 April 1993 19 Qin Guangrong June 1993 February 1998 20 Yang Baohua February 1998 October 1999 21 Zhang Yunchuan October 1999 August 2001 22 Mei Kebao August 2001 November 2006 23 Chen Run'er November 2006 April 2013 24 Yi Lianhong May 2013 July 2017 25 Hu Henghua July 2017 October 2020 26 Wu Guiying February 2021 June 2026 26 Chen Jing June 2026 current
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