Governor of Shandong

The governor of Shandong, officially the Governor of the Shandong Provincial People's Government, is the head of the Shandong Provincial People's Government. The governor generally serves as the deputy secretary of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and is the second highest-ranking official in the province after the secretary of the CCP Shandong Committee.

List of governors

Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

In the first year of the Ming dynasty, the Ming government established the province of Shandong, formally designating Shandong as a province. In 1376, the capital was moved from Qingzhou to Jinan.
In 1440, the central Ming authority officially created the position of Governor of Shandong; the full title was Governor of Shandong and surrounding regions, responsible for 'Overseeing Military Agriculture, Managing Waterways, and Commanding Military Affairs'.

No.	Photo	Name	Appointed	Left office	Notes
1		Cao Hong 曹弘	1431	1435
2		Li Yu 李郁	1435	1435
3		Cao Hong 曹弘	1436	1439
4		Zhang Ji 张骥	1445	1447
5		Zhao Xin 赵新	1449	1449
6		Hong Ying 洪英	1450	1452
7		Xue Xilian 薛希琏	1452	1456
8		Lin Cong 林聪	1457	1457
9		Nian Fu 年富	1458	1460
10		Jia Quan 贾铨	1460	1466
30		Wang Xu 王珝	1518	1521
31		Chen Fengwu 陈凤梧	1521	1523
32		Wang Yaofeng 王尧封	1523	1529
33		Jiang Yao 蒋瑶	1525	1525
34		Liu Jie 刘节	1529	1530
35		Shao Xi 邵锡	1530	1531
36		Yuan Zongru 袁宗儒	1531	1533
37		Tang Zhou 唐胄	1533	1534
38		Guan Ji 管楫	1534	1535
39		Cai Jing 蔡经	1535	1536
40		Hu Zanzong 胡缵宗	1536	1538
41		Cao Lan 曹兰	1538	1539
42		Li Zhong 李中	1539	1541
43		Zeng Xi 曾铣	1541	1544
44		Duan Tingshe 端廷赦	1544	1545
45		Lou Zhide 娄志德	1545	1546
46		He Ao 何鳌	1546	1547
47		Peng An 彭黯	1547	1548
48		Luo Yong 骆颙	1548	1549
49		Ying Jia 应槚	1549	1549
50		Ying Dayou 应大猷	1549	1550
51		Sun Shiyou 孙世祐	1550	1550
52		王积	1550	1551
53		Wang Yu 王忬	1552	1552
54		Shen Yinglong 沈应龙	1552	1554
55		Liu Cai 刘采	1554	1557
56		Fu Yi 傅颐	1557	1557
57		Ding Yizhong 丁以中	1558	1560
58		Zhu Heng 朱衡	1560	1561
59		Xie Dongshan 谢东山	1561	1562
60		Zhang Jian 张鉴	1563	1564
61		Bao Xiangxian 鲍象贤	1564	1565
62		Huo Ji 霍冀	1565	1566
63		Weng Dali 翁大立	1566	1566
64		Zhang Yunjì 张允济	1566	1597
65		Hong Chaoxuan 洪朝选	1529	1567
66		Jiang Tingyi 姜廷颐	1567	1570
67		Liang Menglong 梁梦龙	1570	1571
68		Fu Xizhi 傅希挚	1571	1574
69		Li Shida 李世达	1574	1577
70		Zhao Xian 赵贤	1577	1579
71		He Qiming 何起鸣	1579	1581
72		Yang Junmin 杨俊民	1581	1581
73		Lu Shude 陆树德	1581	1583
74		Li Fu 李辅	1583	1586
75		Li Dai 李戴	1586	1589
76		Song Yingchang 宋应昌	1589	1592
77		Sun Kuang 孙鑛	1592	1593
78		Zheng Rubi 郑汝璧	1593	1595
79		Zhang Yunjì 张允济	1595	1597
80		Yin Yingyuan 尹应元	1597	1599
81		Liu Yicong 刘易从	1599	1600
82		Huang Kezuan 黄克缵	1601	1612
83		Li Tongfang 李同芳	1612	1614
84		Qian Shiwang 钱士完	1614	1616
85		Li Changgang 李長庚	1616	1619
86		Wang Zaijin 王在晋	1619	1620
87		Zhao Yan 趙彥	1620	1623
88		Wang Weijian 王惟俭	1623	1625
89		Lu Chunru 吕纯如	1625	1626
90		Li Jingbai 李精白	1626	1627
91		Wang Congyi 王从义	1628	1630
92		Shen Xun 沈珣	1630	1630
93		Yu Dacheng 余大成	1631	1632
94		Xu Congzhi 徐从治	1632	1632
95		Zhu Datian 朱大典	1632	1634
96		Li Maofang 李懋芳	1634	1636
97		Yan Jizu 颜继祖	1636	1639
98		Liu Jingyao 刘景曜	1639	1639
99		Wang Guobin 王國賓	1639	1641
100		Wang Gongbi 王公弼	1641	1641
101		Wang Yongji 王永吉	1642	1642
102		Qiu Zude 邱祖德	1642	1644
103		Wang Gongbi 王公璧	1644	1644

Qing dynasty (1644-1912)

After Jurchen people took power, they reestablished the office of the Provincial Governor of Shandong, formally titled Governor of Shandong and surrounding regions, Commander of Military Affairs and Provisions, concurrently overseeing Agricultural Affairs The governor was stationed in Jinan and held the official rank of Senior Second Rank. In 1714, the governor additionally took on the supervision of Linqing Customs; in 1743, he was granted the honorary title of Commander General, and in 1837, the governor assumed responsibility for Shandong's salt administration. Due to these additional duties, the actual status of the Shandong Governor in the Qing dynasty rose to Sub-First Rank, making him the highest-ranking regional official overseeing both civil and military affairs on behalf of the imperial court. The governor's administrative office, known as the Xunfu Yamen, which also referred to as the Department of the Provincial Governor or Office of the Provincial Governor, was the highest executive institution of the province, located within the Pearl Spring compound in Jinan.

No.	Photo	Name	Appointed	Left office	Notes
1		Fang Dayou 方大猷	1644	1645
2		Ding Wensheng 丁文盛	1645	1647
3		Zhang Ruxiu 張儒秀	1647	1648
4		Lü Fengchun 呂逢春	1648	1649
5		Xia Yu 夏玉	1649	1654
6		Geng Tun 耿焞	1654	1658
7		Xu Wenxiu 許文秀	1659	1661
8		Jiang Guozhu 蔣國柱	1661	1663
9		Zhou Youde 周有德	1663	1667
10		Liu Fangshu 劉芳躅	1668	1670
11		Yuan Maogong 袁懋功	1670	1671
12		Zhang Fengyi 張鳳儀	1671	1673
13		Zhao Xiangxing 趙祥星	1673	1679
14		Shi Weihan 施維翰	1679	1683
15		Li Tianyu 李天浴	1683	1683
16		Xu Xuling 徐旭齡	1683	1684
17		Zhang Peng 張鵬	1684	1686
18		Lang Yongqing 郎永清	1686	1687
19		Qian Jue 錢珏	1687	1689
20		Fulen 佛倫	1689	1692
21		Sang'e 桑額	1692	1695
22		Yang Tingyao 楊廷耀	1695	1696
23		Li Wei 李煒	1696	1698
24		Li Bing 李鈵	1698	1698
25		Wang Guochang 王國昌	1698	1704
26		Zhao Shixian 趙世顯	1704	1708
27		Jiang Chenxi 蔣陳錫	1708	1716
28		Li Shude 李樹德	1716	1722
29		Xie Cilu 謝賜履	1722	1722
30		Huang Bing 黃炳	1722	1724
31		Chen Shiguan 陳世倌	1724	1726
32		Seleng'e 塞楞額	1726	1728
33		Yue Jun 岳濬	1728	1736
34		Famin 法敏	1736	1739
35		Shuose 碩色	1739	1740
36		Zhu Dingyuan 朱定元	1740	1742
37		Yan Sisheng 晏斯盛	1742	1743
38		Kaqishan 喀爾吉善	1743	1746
39		Seleng'e 塞楞額	1746	1746
40		Arigūn 阿里袞	1746	1748
41		Zhuntai 準泰	1748	1751	Zhaohui acting
42		Oyonggo 鄂容安	1751	1752
43		Yang Yingju 楊應琚	1752	1754
44		Guo Yiyu 郭一裕	1754	1755	Bai Zhongshan acting
45		E Leshun 鄂樂舜	1755	1756
46		Aibida 愛必達	1756	1755
47		Henian 鶴年	1755	1756
48		Jiang Zhou 蔣洲	1756	1756	Henian concurrent; Altai acting
49		Altai 阿爾泰	1756	1763
50		Cui Yingjie 崔應階	1763	1767
51		Li Qingshi 李清時	1767	1768
52		Zhang Bao 彰寶	1768	1768
53		Funihan 富尼漢	1768	1768
54		Fuming'an 富明安	1768	1771
55		Zhou Yuanli 周元理	1771	1771
56		Xu Ji 徐績	1771	1774
57		Yang Jingsu 楊景素	1774	1777
58		Hao Shuo 郝碩	1777	1777
59		Guotai 國泰	1777	1782	Nomuqin acting
60		Mingxing 明興	1782	1787
61		Changlin 長麟	1787	1790	Hu Jitang guardian
62		Huiling 惠齡	1790	1791	Jiang Lan guardian
63		Jiqing 吉慶	1791	1793
64		Huiling 惠齡	1793	1793
65		Funing 福寧	1793	1794
66		Muholan 穆和蘭	1794	1794
67		Bi Yuan 畢沅	1794	1795
68		Yude 玉德	1795	1796
69		Yijiang'a 伊江阿	1796	1799	Yixing acting
70		Chen Dawen 陳大文	1799	1800
71		Jiang Zhaokui 蔣兆奎	1800	1800
72		Huiling 惠齡	1800	1801
73		Henning 和寧	1801	1802
74		Zu Zhiwang 祖之望	1802	1802
75		Woshibu 倭什布	1802	1803
76		Tiebao 鐵保	1803	1805
77		Quanbao 全保	1805	1805	Acting
78		Changling 長齡	1805	1807
79		Jilun 吉綸	1807	1808
80		Bailing 百齡	1808	1809
81		Jilun 吉綸	1809	1811
82		Tongxing 同興	1811	1814	Zhang Xu acting
83		Chen Yu 陳預	1814	1818
84		Heshunwu 和舜武	1818	1819
85		Cheng Guoren 程國仁	1819	1820
86		Qian Zhen 錢臻	1820	1821
87		Qishan 琦善	1821	1822	Yang Jian guardian
88		Cheng Hanzhang 程含章	1822	1823
89		Qishan 琦善	1823	1824
90		Ne'erjing'e 訥爾經額	1824	—	Acting
91		Qishan 琦善	1825	1825
92		Yilibu 伊里布	1825	1825
93		Ne'erjing'e 訥爾經額	—	—	Acting
94		Wulong'a 武隆阿	1825	1826
95		Chen Zhongfu 陳中孚	1826	1826	Acting
96		Cheng Hanzhang 程含章	1826	1827
97		He Changling 賀長齡	1827	—
98		Lu Kun 盧坤	1827	1827
99		Qishan 琦善	1827	1829
100		Ne'erjing'e 訥爾經額	1829	1832
101		Zhong Xiang 鍾祥	1832	1836
102		Jing'ebulu 經額布	1836	1839
103		Tuohunbu 托渾布	1839	1842
104		Cheng Yucai 程矞采	1842	1842	Not in office
105		Liang Baochang 梁寶常	1842	1843	Linkui, Wang Du acting
106		Chongen 崇恩	1843	1847
107		Zhang Lizhong 張澧中	1847	1848
108		Xu Zechun 徐澤醇	1848	1849
109		Chen Qingxie 陳慶偕	1849	1852	Liu Yuanhao, Chen Qingxie acting
110		Li Pi 李僡	1852	1853
111		Zhang Liangji 張亮基	1853	1854
112		Chongen 崇恩	1854	1859
113		Wen Yu 文煜	1859	1861
114		Tan Tingxiang 譚廷襄	1861	1862	Yan Jingming acting
115		Yan Jingming 閻敬銘	1863	1867
116		Ding Baozhen 丁寶楨	1867	1876	Wen Bin acting
117		Wenge 文格	1876	1879
118		Zhou Hengqi 周恒祺	1879	1881
119		Ren Daorong 任道鎔	1881	1883
120		Chen Shijie 陳士杰	1883	1886
121		Zhang Yao 張曜	1886	1891
122		Furun 福潤	1891	1894
123		Li Bingheng 李秉衡	1894	1897	Resigned due to Juye Incident; later committed suicide in Boxer Rebellion
124		Zhang Rumei 張汝梅	1897	1899
125		Yuxian 毓賢	1899	1900	Executed in Boxer Rebellion
126		Yuan Shikai 袁世凱	1900	1901	Filial mourning leave mid-1901; later became the President of ROC and Hongxian Emperor
127		Zhang Renjun 張人駿	1901	1902
128		Zhou Fu 周馥	1902	1904
129		Yang Shixiang 楊士驤	1904	1907
130		Wu Tingbin 吳廷斌	1907	1908	Yuan Dahua acting
131		Yuan Shuxun 袁樹勛	1908	1909
132		Sun Baoqi 孫寶琦	1909	1911
133		Hu Jianshu 胡建樞	1911	1912	Acting
134		Zhang Guangjian 張廣建	1912	—

Republic of China (1912-49)

Beiyang Government">Beiyang government">Beiyang Government (1912-27)

Qing regime was overthrown in 1911, yet Southern revolutionaries were not able to take full control of the country, a vast part of it were still governed by old military leaders, which is known as Beiyang warlords. During the Beiyang era, the Governor of Shandong Province held broad authority over civil administration, finance, education, and public security, and often exercised military power, especially when concurrently serving as military governor or commander-in-chief. Given Shandong's strategic importance and proximity to the Beiyang Government's power base, the position of governor was typically filled by prominent figures affiliated with major warlord factions—namely the Anhui, Zhili, and Fengtian cliques.
Governorships were unstable and frequently changed hands, reflecting the intense factional struggles and shifting alliances in the warlord-dominated central government. Notable governors during this period included Jin Yunpeng, who later became Premier, as well as Zhang Jingyao and Gao Heng, all of whom represented competing warlord interests.

Nationalist Government of Nanjing">Nationalist government">Nationalist Government of Nanjing (1927-37)

The North Expedition successfully defeated Beiyang warlords and united China under a single government from Nanjing. During the Nationalist Government era, the Governor of Shandong Province was appointed by the central government of the Republic of China under the Kuomintang. The governor functioned as the highest administrative authority in the province, overseeing civil governance, public security, taxation, education, and—in some cases—military affairs, particularly during times of war and political instability.
This position was in vacuum during Japanese occupation, and after the End of World War II, the Nationalist Government reassigned governors. The second to last governor, general Wang Yaowu, was captured as prisoner by communist troops after they took Jinan. Then Qin Dechun was appointed, but he never assumed office until March 1945, when he went to Qingdao and took the oath. Nive days later, Qin fled to Guangzhou then Taiwan, marking the end of the Republic of China's rule in Shandong.

[Provisional [Government of the Republic of China (1937–1940)|Provisional Government of the Republic of China]] (1937–1940)

At the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, following the Japanese army's capture of Nanjing, a Provisional Government of the Republic of China was established in Beijing under Japanese occupation. Ma Liang joined the regime as a committee member. In 1938, he was appointed Governor of Shandong Province and concurrently served as Commander-in-Chief of Provincial Security Forces.
In January 1939, Tang Yangdu was appointed as Governor of Shandong; during his tenure, he was responsible for strengthening internal security and suppressing rebellion activities within the province.

Wang Jingwei Regime">Wang Jingwei regime">Wang Jingwei Regime (1940–1945)

In March 1940, the Provisional Government merged with Wang Jingwei's Reorganized National Government based in Nanjing. Tang Yangdu continued to serve as Governor of Shandong under the new regime. This position was abolished after Japanese got defeated; Tang Yangdu and Yang Yuxun were executed because of treason, and Ma Liang died in a prison in Jinan.

People's Republic of China (1949-)

Governor of Shandong under the People's Republic of China was established during the Chinese Civil War. The first governor was Kang Sheng, a high-ranking communist and native from Zhucheng, Shandong. Now the Governor of Shandong is the head of the Shandong Provincial People's Government. The governor generally serves as the deputy secretary of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and is the second highest-ranking official in the province after the secretary of the CCP Shandong Committee.