The politics of Taiyuan in Shanxi 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 Taiyuan is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Taiyuan or Taiyuan Municipal Government. However, in the city's dual party-government governing system, the Mayor has less power than the Taiyuan Municipal Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "CCP Party Chief of Taiyuan" or "Communist Party Secretary of Taiyuan". The Taiyuan Municipal People's Congress is the highest legislative body in the city and is responsible for making and amending local laws and regulations. The Taiyuan Municipal People's Government, on the other hand, is the executive body responsible for implementing the decisions and policies of the People's Congress and overseeing the day-to-day administration of the city.
On April 12, 2014, Shen Weichen was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) for "serious violations of laws and regulations".[1]
On August 23, 2014, Chen Chuanping was being investigated by the CCDI for "serious violations of laws and regulations".[2]
| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Han Chunde | October 1949 | December 1952 | ||
| 2 | Wang Daren | December 1952 | January 1955 | ||
| 3 | Yue Weifan | January 1955 | February 1957 | ||
| 4 | Liu Shihong | 1958 | 1978 | ||
| 5 | Yue Weifan | 1978 | 1982 | ||
| 6 | Wang Maolin | September 1982 | April 1985 | ||
| 7 | Yang Chongchun | April 1985 | March 1988 | ||
| 8 | Wan Liangshi | February 1988 | April 1991 | ||
| 9 | Meng Lizheng | March 1991 | March 1993 | ||
| 10 | Zhang Zeyu | January 1993 | March 1995 | ||
| 11 | Cao Zhonghou | March 1995 | March 2000 | ||
| 12 | Li Ronghuai | March 2000 | February 2006 | ||
| 13 | Zhang Bingsheng | February 2006 | April 2006 | Acting | |
| 14 | Zhang Bingsheng | April 2006 | February 2011 | ||
| 15 | Lian Yimin | February 2011 | March 2011 | Acting | |
| 16 | Lian Yimin | March 2011 | February 2013 | ||
| 17 | February 2013 | April 2013 | Acting | ||
| 18 | April 2013 | 15 January 2019 | |||
| 19 | Li Xiaobo | 15 January 2019 | |||
| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Han Chunde | June 1949 | December 1952 | |||
| 2 | Wang Daren | December 1952 | December 1954 | |||
| 3 | Wang Daren | December 1954 | June 1955 | |||
| 4 | Chi Biqing | June 1955 | December 1957 | |||
| 5 | Li Qi | December 1957 | December 1960 | |||
| 6 | Ma Guishu | December 1960 | May 1964 | |||
| 7 | Yuan Zhen | May 1964 | January 1967 | Overthrown during Cultural Revolution | ||
| 8 | Liu Shihong | February 1967 | April 1971 | |||
| 9 | Liu Shihong | April 1971 | May 1973 | |||
| 10 | Ma Jie | May 1973 | March 1975 | Acting | ||
| 11 | Huang Zhigang | March 1975 | January 1977 | |||
| 12 | Wang Xiujin | November 1977 | September 1982 | |||
| 13 | Li Xiuren | September 1982 | March 1983 | |||
| 14 | Wang Jiangong | April 1983 | April 1985 | |||
| 15 | April 1985 | June 1987 | Later party chief of Hubei | |||
| 16 | Sun Ying | October 1987 | April 1992 | |||
| 17 | Wang Yunlong | April 1992 | February 1996 | |||
| 18 | Ji Xinfang | February 1996 | January 2000 | |||
| 19 | January 2000 | September 2001 | Convicted of corruption, imprisoned until 2013 | |||
| 20 | September 2001 | January 2006 | Under investigation for corruption | |||
| 21 | January 2006 | September 2010 | Convicted of corruption, jailed | |||
| 22 | September 2010 | August 2014 | Convicted of corruption, jailed | |||
| 23 | September 2014 | November 2016 | Later Governor of Jiangsu | |||
| 24 | November 2016 | March 2017 | ||||
| 25 | March 2017 | incumbent |