List of mayors of Shanghai explained
The mayor of Shanghai, officially the Mayor of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, is the head of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. The mayor generally serves as the deputy secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and is the second-highest ranking official in the city after the secretary of the CCP Shanghai Committee.
Republic of China
| Portrait | Name | Term of office |
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Took office | Left office |
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Mayor of the Shanghai Special Municipal Government |
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1 | | Huang Fu
| 7 July 1927 | 14 August 1927 |
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– | | Wu Zhenxiu
| 15 August 1927 | 16 September 1927 |
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2 | | Zhang Dingfan
| 17 September 1927 | 31 March 1929 |
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3 | | Zhang Qun
| 1 April 1929 | 29 June 1930 |
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Mayor of the Shanghai Municipal Government |
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(3) | | Zhang Qun
| 1 July 1930 | 6 January 1932 |
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4 | | Wu Tiecheng
| 7 January 1932 | 31 March 1937 |
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5 | | Yu Hung-chun
| 1 April 1937 | 13 August 1945 | |
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Mayors under Japanese occupation
| Portrait | Name | Term of office |
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Took office | Left office |
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Mayor of the Great Way Municipal Government of Shanghai |
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1 | | Su Xiwen
| 5 December 1937 | 27 April 1938 |
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Supervisor of the Shanghai Municipal Great Way Office |
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(1) | | Su Xiwen
| 28 April 1938 | 15 October 1938 |
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Mayor of the Shanghai Special Municipal Government |
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2 | | Fu Xiaoan
| 16 October 1938 | 11 October 1940 |
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– | | Su Xiwen
| 11 October 1940 | 19 November 1940 |
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3 | | Chen Gongbo
| 20 November 1940 | 11 November 1944 |
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– | | Wu Songgao
| 12 November 1944 | 14 January 1945 |
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4 | | Zhou Fohai
| 15 January 1944 | 12 September 1945 | |
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Mayor of the Shanghai Municipal Government (after World War II)
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party |
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Took office | Left office |
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1 | | Qian Dajun | 12 September 1945 | 19 May 1946 | Kuomintang |
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2 | | K. C. Wu | 20 May 1946 | 30 April 1949 |
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3 | | Chen Liang | 1 May 1949 | 24 May 1949 |
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– | | Zhao Zukang | 24 May 1949 | 28 May 1949 | |
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People's Republic of China
Notes and References
- Web site: Mufson . Steven . 5 March 1998 . Economic Pragmatist to Be China Premier . 2023-11-30 . www.washingtonpost.com.
- Book: Hu, Richard . Reinventing the Chinese City . 2023 . . 978-0-231-21101-7 . New York . 146.
- Web site: 2023-03-10 . Meet Han Zheng, the man just appointed China’s new vice-president . 2023-11-30 . South China Morning Post . en.
- News: 26 December 2012 . zh:韩正辞去上海市市长职务 杨雄任上海市代市长 . zh . Han Zheng resigns as mayor of Shanghai; Yang Xiong appointed acting mayor of Shanghai . Eastday . http://shzw.eastday.com/shzw/G/20121226/u1ai96290.html . 30 December 2012.
- News: Areddy . James T. . 2017-01-20 . Shanghai Government Names Ying Yong Mayor . en-US . Wall Street Journal . 2023-11-30 . 0099-9660.
- Web site: 20 March 2020 . Shanghai set to endorse Gong Zheng as its new mayor .