Thepolitics ofShaanxi Province in thePeople's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions inmainland China.
TheGovernor of Shaanxi (陕西省省长) is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government ofShaanxi. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor is considered to have less power than the ShaanxiChinese Communist Party (CCP) Provincial Committee Secretary (中共陕西省委书记), colloquially termed the "ShaanxiCCP Party Chief"; since the Governor is always ranked as the First-Deputy Secretary in the Shaanxi Chinese Communist Party Provincial Committee.
Shaanxi was established as a provincial government since theYuan Dynasty. On 10 January 1950, the People's Government ofShaanxi was established inXi'an. Ma Minfang was then appointed as both the first Governor and CCP chief ofShaanxi.
| Image | Name (English) | Name (Chinese) | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ma Mingfang | 马明方 | January 1950 | October 1952 | [1] |
 | Pan Zili | 潘自力 | October 1952 | 1956 | [1] |
| Zhang Desheng | 张德生 | July 1956 | November 1964 | [1] | |
.jpg) | Hu Yaobang | 胡耀邦 | November 1964 | May 1965 | [1] |
| Huo Shilian | 霍士廉 | October 1965 | March 1971 | [1] | |
| Li Ruishan | 李瑞山 | March 1971 | December 1978 | [1] | |
.jpg) | Wang Renzhong | 王任重 | 10 December 1978 | 25 December 1978 | [1] |
| Ma Wenrui | 马文瑞 | 26 December 1978 | August 1984 | [2] | |
| Bai Jinian | 白纪年 | August 1984 | August 1987 | [3] | |
| Zhang Boxing | 张勃兴 | August 1987 | November 1994 | [4] | |
| An Qiyuan | 安启元 | November 1994 | August 1997 | [5] | |
 | Li Jianguo | 李建国 | August 1997 | 25 March 2007 | [6] |
(crop).jpg) | Zhao Leji | 赵乐际 | 25 March 2007 | 19 November 2012 | [7] |
 | Zhao Zhengyong | 赵正永 | 19 November 2012 | 27 March 2016 | [8] |
 | Lou Qinjian | 娄勤俭 | 27 March 2016 | 29 October 2017 | [9] |
.jpg) | Hu Heping | 胡和平 | 29 October 2017 | 31 July 2020 | [10] |
 | Liu Guozhong | 刘国中 | 31 July 2020 | 27 November 2022 | [11] |
 | Zhao Yide | 赵一徳 | 27 November 2022 | Incumbent | [12] |
| No. | Officeholder | Term of office | Party | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||
| Governor of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government | ||||||
| 1 | | Ma Mingfang (1905–1974) | May 1949 | November 1952 | Chinese Communist Party | |
| 2 | Zhao Shoushan (1894–1965) | November 1952 | December 1954 | |||
| Governor of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Committee | ||||||
| (2) | Zhao Shoushan (1894–1965) | December 1954 | July 1959 | Chinese Communist Party | ||
| 3 | Zhao Boping (1902–1993) | July 1959 | March 1963 | |||
| 4 | Li Qiming (1915–2007) | March 1963 | April 1968 | |||
| Director of the Shaanxi Revolutionary Committee | ||||||
| 5 | Li Ruishan (1920–1997) | April 1968 | December 1978 | Chinese Communist Party | ||
| 6 | | Wang Renzhong (1917–1992) | December 1978 | February 1979 | ||
| Governor of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government | ||||||
| 7 | Yu Mingtao (1917–2017) | December 1979 | April 1983 | Chinese Communist Party | ||
| 8 | Li Qingwei (1920–1994) | April 1983 | December 1986 | |||
| 9 | Zhang Boxing (1930–2025) | December 1986 | September 1987 | |||
| 10 | Hou Zongbin (1929–2017) | September 1987 | March 1990 | |||
| 11 | Bai Qingcai (1932–2016) | March 1990 | December 1994 | |||
| 12 | Cheng Andong (born 1936) | December 1994 | May 2002 | |||
| 13 | Jia Zhibang (born 1946) | May 2002 | October 2004 | |||
| 14 |  | Chen Deming (born 1953) | October 2004 | June 2006 | ||
| 15 | Yuan Chunqing (born 1952) | 1 June 2006 | 2 June 2010 | |||
| 16 | | Zhao Zhengyong (born 1951) | 2 June 2010 | 21 December 2012 | [13] | |
| 17 | | Lou Qinjian (born 1956) | 21 December 2012 | 1 April 2016 | [14] | |
| 18 | | Hu Heping (born 1962) | 1 April 2016 | 4 January 2018 | [15] | |
| 19 | | Liu Guozhong (born 1962) | 4 January 2018 | 2 August 2020 | [16] | |
| 20 | Zhao Yide (born 1965) | 2 August 2020 | 1 December 2022 | [17] | ||
| 21 | Zhao Gang (born 1968) | 1 December 2022 | Incumbent | |||
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| Chairmen | Chinese name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ma Wenrui | 马文瑞 | 1979–1983 | Elected by the 5th Shaanxi People's Congress |
| Yan Kelun | 严克伦 | 1983–1988 | Elected by the 6th Shaanxi People's Congress |
| Li Xipu | 李溪溥 | 1988–1993 | Elected by the 7th Shaanxi People's Congress |
| Zhang Boxing | 张勃兴 | 1993–1998 | Elected by the 8th Shaanxi People's Congress |
| Li Jianguo | 李建国 | 1998–2007 | Elected by the 9th Shaanxi People's Congress and then was re-elected by the 10th |
| Cui Lintao | 崔林涛 | 2007–2008 | Appointed as Acting Chairman by the 10th Shaanxi People's Congress |
| Zhao Leji | 赵乐际 | 2008–2012 | Elected by the 11th Shaanxi People's Congress |
| Zhao Zhengyong | 赵正永 | 2012–2016 | Elected by the 12th Shaanxi People's Congress |
| Lou Qinjian | 娄勤俭 | 2016–2018 | Elected by the 12th Shaanxi People's Congress |
| Hu Hepin | 胡和平 | 2018–2020 | Elected by the 13th Shaanxi People's Congress |
| Liu Guozhong | 刘国中 | 2020– | Elected by the 13th Shaanxi People's Congress |
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