Politics of Beijing
The politics of Beijing are structured as a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in the mainland of the People's Republic of China.
The mayor of Beijing is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Beijing. Since Beijing is a centrally administered municipality with the rank of a province, the mayor occupies the same level in the order of precedence as provincial governors. However, in the city's dual party-government governing system, the mayor is subordinate to the Beijing Municipal Committee Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.
The office of Beijing Party Secretary has always historically been a high-profile post. Since the founding of the People's Republic, the Party Secretary of Beijing has almost always held a seat on the Politburo of the [Chinese Communist Party], the country's top ruling organ. Because of Beijing's position as the national capital, the Secretary is also involved in major decision making of national events. Peng Zhen, the first Beijing party secretary, was an important political figure nationally, and was purged by Mao in the opening act of the Cultural Revolution. Xie Fuzhi, whose term lasted from 1967 to 1972, was concurrently China's top security official, and held significant influence nationally. Chen Xitong's political influence was considered a threat to the Shanghai clique that he was removed from the position and tried on corruption charges. When the People's Republic celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1999, it was Beijing Party Secretary Jia Qinglin who presided over the festivities. Liu Qi was the chair of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, and spoke at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the games. Liu Qi also presided the 60th anniversary of the [People's Republic of China|celebration of 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China] in 2009.
List of chairmen of Beijing People's Congress
| Name | Term start | Term end | |
| 1 | Jia Tingsan | 1979 | 1983 |
| 2 | Zhao Pengfei | 1983 | 1993 |
| 3 | Zhang Jianmin | 1993 | 2001 |
| 4 | Yu Junbo | 2001 | 2007 |
| 5 | Du Deyin | 2007 | 2017 |
| 6 | Li Wei | 2017 | 2023 |
| 6 | Li Xiuling | 2023 | Incumbent |
List of chairmen of CPPCC Beijing Committee
| Name | Term start | Term end | |
| 1 | Liu Ren | 1955 | 1967 |
| 2 | Ding Guoyu | November 1977 | December 1979 |
| 3 | Zhao Pengfei | December 1979 | March 1983 |
| 4 | Liu Daosheng | March 1983 | March 1985 |
| 5 | Fan Jin | March 1985 | May 1986 |
| 6 | Bai Jiefu | May 1986 | 1993 |
| 7 | Wang Daming | 1993 | 1998 |
| 8 | Chen Guangwen | 1998 | January 2003 |
| 9 | Cheng Shi'e | January 2003 | January 2006 |
| 10 | Yang Anjiang | January 2006 | January 2011 |
| 11 | Wang Anshun | January 2011 | January 2013 |
| 12 | Ji Lin | January 2013 | January 2022 |
| 13 | Wei Xiaodong | January 2022 | Incumbent |
List of the Chairmen of Beijing Supervisory Committee
| Name | Term start | Term end | |
| 1 | Zhang Shuofu | January 2017 | July 2018 |
| 2 | Chen Yong | January 2019 | July 2021 |
| 3 | Chen Jian | November 2021 | Incumbent |