Thirty-one provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government will soon hold elections. New chairmen of the Standing Committee of the provincial people's congresses, provincial governors and chairmen of the provincial committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will be elected, the New Express Daily reported on December 11.

In these elections, a quarter of the vacant governor positions of at least 8 provinces shall be filled. With regard to those provinces lacking governors, such as Jiangsu and Liaoning, candidates for the provincial governors will be decided at the provincial People's Congress session held in the first two months of next year.

The top leaders attach great importance to this round of elections. The Central Commission for Disciplinary Inspection of CPC and the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee have established a supervision group which would keep an eye on the elections held across this country so as to ensure the justice, openness, democracy and integrity.

List of major officials of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities

Name: current position (office taking time)

Guo Jinlong: Acting Mayor of Beijing (Nov. 2007)

Han Zheng: Shanghai Mayor (Feb. 2003)

Dai Xianglong: Tianjin Mayor (Jan. 2003)

Wang Hongju: Chongqing Mayor (Jan. 2003)

Yang Jing: Chairman of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Jan. 2004)

Lu Bing: Chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Jan. 2004)

Qiangba Puncog: Chairman of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (Oct. 2006)

Wang Zhengwei: Acting Chairman of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (May 2007)

Ismail Tiliwaldi: Chairman of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Jan. 2003)

Guo Genmao: Governor of Hebei Province (Jan. 2007)
 
Meng Xuenong: Acting Governor of Shanxi Province (Sep. 2007)

Zhang Wenyue: Governor (Feb. 2004) and Party Chief (Oct. 2007) of Liaoning Province

Han Changfu: Governor of Jilin Province (Jan. 2007)

Qin Guangrong: Governor of Yunnan Province (Jan. 2007)

Jiang Jufeng: Governor of Sichuan Province (Jan. 2007)

Xu Shousheng: Governor of Gansu Province (Jan. 2007)

Zhang Zuoji: Governor of Heilongjiang Province (Apr. 2003)

Lu Zushan: Governor of Zhejiang Province (Jan. 2003)

Wang Sanyun: Acting Governor of Anhui Province (Dec. 2007)

Huang Xiaojing: Governor of Fujian Province (Jan. 2005)

Wu Xinxiong: Governor of Jiangxi Province (Jan. 2007)

Jiang Daming: Acting Governor of Shandong Province (Jun. 2007)

Li Chengyu: Governor of Henan Province (Jan. 2003)

Li Hongzhong: Acting Governor of Hubei Province (Dec. 2007)

Zhou Qiang: Governor of Hunan Province (Feb. 2007)

Huang Huahua: Governor of Guangdong Province (Jan. 2003)

Lu Baoming: Governor of Hainan Province (Apr. 2007)

Liang Baohua: Governor (Feb. 2003) and Party Chief (Oct. 2007) of Jiangsu Province

Lin Shusen: Governor of Guizhou Province (Jan. 2007)

Yuan Chunqing: Governor of Shaanxi Province (Feb. 2007)

Song Xiuyan: Governor of Qinghai Province (Jan. 2005)

For more information about the above officials, please click the following link.

http://www.ccgp-fushun.com/english/features/leadership/87033.htm

(China.org.cn by Zhang Ming'ai, December 12, 2007)