Governor (China)

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In China, the Governor (Chinese: 省长; pinyin: shěngzhǎng) is the head of government of a province. There are currently 23 provincial governors in China.[1]

The governor is the second highest ranking executive in the province and is subordinated to the secretary of the provincial communist party.[citation needed]

Source of talent[]

Most if not all governors are not local to the provinces they are appointed to govern.[2][3]

In many cases, they are from outside the province and are graduates of the Central Party School or CPC affiliated education institutions.[1] Most governors were deputy governors, bureaucrats in central government offices or officials from others departments of the central communist party of China such as the Communist Youth League.[1][2][3]

Some governors have been rotated from other provinces from poorer provinces to richer coastal provinces. Other previous governors have been appointed positions within the central government. Some previous governors have become party chiefs of their respective provinces.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Zhiyue Bo (2007). "Provincial Governors". China's Elite Politics: Political Transition and Power Balancing. Series on contemporary China. World Scientific. p. 385. ISBN 978-981-270-041-4.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Shambaugh, David (12 January 2009). "Training China's Political Elite: The Party School System". The China Quarterly. 196: 827–844. doi:10.1017/S0305741008001148. ProQuest 229490701.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Liu, Alan P. L. (July 2009). "Rebirth and Secularization of the Central Party School in China". The China Journal. 62: 105–125. doi:10.1086/tcj.62.20648116. JSTOR 20648116. ProQuest 222740035.
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