Governor of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government | |
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江西省人民政府省长 | |
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since 21 October 2021 | |
Jiangxi Provincial People's Government | |
Type | Governor |
Status | Provincial and ministerial-level official |
Reports to | Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress and its Standing Committee |
Nominator | Presidium of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress |
Appointer | Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress |
Term length | Five years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Shao Shiping |
Formation | June 1949 |
Deputy | Deputy Governors Secretary-General |
The governor of Jiangxi, officially the Governor of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government, is the head of Jiangxi Province and leader of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government.
The governor is elected by the Jiangxi 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 Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and as a member of the CCP Central Committee. The governor is the second highest-ranking official in the province after the secretary of the CCP Jiangxi Committee.[1] The current governor is Ye Jianchun, who took office on 21 October 2021.