The Politics of Xiangtan 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 Xiangtan is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Xiangtan or Xiangtan Municipal Government. However, in the city's dual party-government governing system, the Mayor has less power than the Communist Party of Xiangtan Municipal Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "CPC Party Chief of Xiangtan" or "Communist Party Secretary of Xiangtan".
Chen Sanxin was probed on suspicion of serious disciplinary violations by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) in May 2018.[1]
On March 27, 2019, Zhang Yingchun was elected mayor of Xiangtan. She became the first woman to win the office since 1949.
| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tan Jingyang | October 1980 | October 1983 | ||
| 2 | Li Renshen | October 1983 | June 1990 | ||
| 3 | Fan Duofu | June 1990 | March 1992 | ||
| 4 | Chen Shuhong | March 1992 | February 1995 | ||
| 5 | Chen Shuhong | October 1995 | April 2000 | ||
| 6 | Jiang Jianguo | October 1995 | April 2000 | ||
| 7 | February 2003 | April 2003 | |||
| 8 | Peng Xianfa | April 2003 | January 2007 | ||
| 9 | Yu Aiguo | January 2007 | January 2011 | ||
| 10 | Shi Yaobin | January 2011 | December 2011 | [2] | |
| 11 | Hu Weilin | December 2011 | January 2012 | ||
| 12 | Hu Weilin | January 2012 | April 2016 | [3] | |
| 13 | Tan Wensheng | April 2016 | March 2019 | [4] | |
| 14 | Zhang Yingchun | 27 March 2019 | [5] [6] | ||
| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wu Ruoxu | June 1983 | October 1985 | |||
| 2 | Zheng Peimin | October 1985 | May 1990 | |||
| 3 | Cao Bochun | May 1990 | May 1991 | |||
| 4 | Fan Duofu | May 1991 | August 1995 | |||
| 5 | Chen Shuhong | August 1995 | March 1997 | |||
| 6 | Bian Cuiping | March 1997 | February 2003 | |||
| 7 | February 2003 | November 2006 | ||||
| 8 | Peng Xianfa | December 2006 | January 2010 | [7] | ||
| 9 | January 2010 | April 2016 | ||||
| 10 | Cao Jiongfang | April 2016 | [8] |