President of Chongqing University explained

The office of the President of Chongqing University, currently held by Wang Shuxin, was created with the founding of Chongqing University in 1929 as the chief executive officer of the school.

After the founding of the Communist State, each president is appointed by and is responsible to the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council, who is delegated the day-to-day running of the university. In reality, the university President reports to the Party Secretary in the university's Communist Party committee.

Presidents of Chongqing University

PeriodYearPresident (English name)President (Chinese name)Alma materRef
Chongqing University October 1929–August 1935 Sichuan Military College
Sichuan Provincial Chongqing University August 1935–July 1938
October 1938–July 1941
National Chongqing University September 1941–November 1949
Chongqing University March 1950–November 1952 He Lu
July 1956–August 1966 Zheng Siqun
April 1978–May 1980 Zeng Delin
May 1980–April 1982 He Wenqin
December 1982–December 1986
December 1986–August 1992 Chongqing University
Saint Petersburg State Polytechnic University
August 1992–August 1996 Wu Yunpeng
August 1996–July 1997 Liu Fei
July 1997–January 2003 Wu Zhongfu Chongqing University
January 2003–December 2010 Chongqing University
December 2010–June 2013
June 2013–present
December 2017–April 2022 Zhang Zongyi
June 2022–present [1]

Communist Party Secretaries of Chongqing University

PeriodYearCommunist Party Secretary (English name)Communist Party Secretary (Chinese name)Alma materRef
Chongqing University December 1953–August 1966 Zheng Siqun
April 1972–May 1980 Zeng Delin
May 1980–February 1982 He Wenqin
February 1982–August 1983 Zhang Wencheng
August 1983–May 1989 Cheng Diquan
August 1989–April 1997 Gu Leguan Chongqing University
Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology
April 1997–May 2000 Ou Keping Chongqing University
May 2000–December 2005 Zhu Jialin Peking University
Pierre and Marie Curie University
December 2005–October 2015 Ou Keping Chongqing University
October 2015–December 2019 Zhou Xun
January 2020–present Shu Lichun Chongqing University

Notes and References

  1. News: https://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2022/6/480209.shtm . zh:王树新同志任重庆大学校长 . sciencenet.cn . 2 June 2022 . 7 June 2022 . zh.