Governor of the Fujian Provincial People's Government | |
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福建省人民政府省长 | |
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since 22 October 2021 | |
Fujian Provincial People's Government | |
Type | Governor |
Status | Provincial and ministerial-level official |
Reports to | Fujian Provincial People's Congress and its Standing Committee |
Nominator | Presidium of the Fujian Provincial People's Congress |
Appointer | Fujian Provincial People's Congress |
Term length | Five years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Zhang Dingcheng |
Formation | 17 August 1949 |
Deputy | Deputy Governors Secretary-General |
The governor of Fujian, officially the Governor of the Fujian Provincial People's Government, is the head of Fujian Province and leader of the Fujian Provincial People's Government.
The governor is elected by the Fujian Provincial People's Congress, and responsible to it and its Standing Committee. The governor is a provincial level official and is responsible for the overall decision-making of the provincial government. The governor is assisted by an executive vice governor as well as several vice governors. The governor generally serves as the deputy secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and as a member of the CCP Central Committee. The governor the second-highest ranking official in the province after the secretary of the CCP Fujian Committee.[1] The current governor is Zhao Long, who took office on 22 October 2021.