The Politics of Changde 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.

The Mayor of Changde is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Changde or Changde Municipal Government. However, in the city's dual party-government governing system, the Mayor has less power than the Changde Municipal Committee Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), colloquially termed the "CCP Party Chief of Changde" or "Communist Party Secretary of Changde".

History On December 15, 2011, Cheng Haibo was sentenced to life imprisonment, deprived of political rights for life, and confiscated personal property, for accepting bribes.

List of mayors of Changde No. English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes 1 Yang Huiquan October 1980 January 1983 2 Wang Xiaofeng January 1983 April 1986 3 Cheng Linyi May 1986 July 1989 4 Cai Changsong July 1989 December 1992 5 Wu Dingxian January 1993 January 1995 6 Zhang Changping March 1995 January 1998 7 Cheng Haibo February 1998 February 1999 Acting 8 Cheng Haibo February 1999 March 2001 9 Chen Junwen April 2001 January 2002 Acting 10 Chen Junwen January 2002 March 2007 11 Qing Jianwei May 2007 January 2008 12 Qing Jianwei January 2008 December 2008 13 Chen Wenhao December 2008 April 2013 14 Zhou Derui April 2013 May 2013 Acting 15 Zhou Derui May 2013 September 2017 16 Cao Lijun September 2017 December 2017 17 Cao Lijun December 2017 July 2020 18 Zou Wenhui July 2021 November 2021 19 Zhou Zhenyu November 2021

List of CPC Party secretaries of Changde No. English name Chinese name Took office Left office Notes 1 Guo Liangui September 1977 October 1980 2 Liu Jiashi December 1980 July 1983 3 Chen Zhangjia June 1983 September 1990 4 Pang Daomu September 1990 January 1995 5 Wu Dingxian January 1995 April 2001 6 Cheng Haibo March 2001 March 2006 In 2009, he was sentenced to Death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes. 7 Wu Jihai April 2006 December 2008 8 Qing Jianwei December 2008 March 2013 9 Wang Qun March 2013 June 2017 10 Zhou Derui June 2017 March 2021 11 Yang Yiwen April 2021 November 2021 12 November 2021

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