The Politics of Hengyang 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 Hengyang is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Hengyang or Hengyang Municipal Government. However, in the city's dual party-government governing system, the Mayor has less power than the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Hengyang, colloquially termed the "CCP Party Chief of Hengyang" or "Communist Party Secretary of Hengyang".
Because of one party dictatorship and no political enemies, Hengyang has become a serious area of corruption. One mayor and three CCP Committee Secretaries has been placed under investigation by the Chinese Communist Party's internal control body, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).[1]
On December 8, 2013, Chen Anzhong was dismissed, arrested and investigated for corruption by the CCDI. He is the first prefecture-level official in Hengyang sacked for graft since Xi Jinping's continues an anti-graft dragnet at all levels of government, military and ruling Communist Party.[2] [3]
On December 18, 2013, Tong Mingqian was placed under investigation by the CCDI for "serious violations of laws and regulations".[4]
In April 2016, Li Yilong was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws." by the CCDI.[5] [6]
On November 8, 2016, Zhang Wenxiong was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline", the CCDI said in a statement on its website, without elaborating.[7]
| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yang Minzhi | October 1980 | March 1985 | |||
| 2 | Zhai Shouzheng | March 1985 | January 1988 | |||
| 3 | Su Jianmin | January 1988 | October 1991 | |||
| 4 | He Wenbing | October 1991 | July 1993 | |||
| 5 | He Tongxin | August 1993 | November 1996 | |||
| 6 | November 1996 | September 1999 | ||||
| 7 | Xu Minghua | September 1999 | September 2001 | |||
| 8 | He Renyu | September 2001 | December 2005 | |||
| 9 | Peng Chonggu | December 2005 | June 2008 | |||
| 10 | Zhang Ziyin | June 2008 | January 2009 | Acting | ||
| 11 | Zhang Ziyin | January 2009 | March 2013 | |||
| 12 | Zhou Haibing | March 2013 | May 2013 | Acting | ||
| 13 | Zhou Haibing | May 2013 | June 2017 | |||
| 14 | Zheng Jianxin | July 2017 | April 2018 | |||
| 15 | Deng Qunce | April 2018 | February 2020 | [8] | ||
| 16 | Zhu Jian | 10 February 2020 | [9] |
| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liao Renke | May 1983 | March 1985 | |||
| 2 | Yang Minzhi | March 1985 | February 1988 | |||
| 3 | Zhai Shouzheng | February 1988 | August 1991 | |||
| 4 | Su Jianmin | August 1991 | July 1993 | |||
| 5 | Yan Yongsheng | July 1993 | March 1999 | |||
| 6 | March 1999 | August 2001 | ||||
| 7 | Xu Minghua | August 2001 | March 2008 | |||
| 8 | March 2008 | March 2013 | ||||
| 9 | February 2012 | April 2013 | ||||
| 10 | March 2013 | March 2016 | ||||
| 11 | Zhou Nong | April 2016 | January 2018 | |||
| 12 | Zheng Jianxin | January 2018 | February 2020 | [10] | ||
| 13 | Deng Qunce | 10 February 2020 |