List of presidents of Hunan University

The president of Hunan University is the highest academic official of Hunan University. The president is the chief executive, appointed by the Ministry [of Education of the People's Republic of China].
The university's current president is Zhao Yueyu, formerly Dean of the Graduate School of Hunan University.

Presidents of Hunan University

Period	Year	President	President	Alma mater	Ref
Hunan Higher Normal School	1912–1914	Feng Gaozhu
Hunan Higher Normal School	1914–1915	Fu Dingyi		Peking University
Hunan Higher Normal School	1915–1916	Wu Jiarui
Hunan Higher Normal School	1916–1917	Liu Zongxiang		Peking University
Hunan Public Polytechnic School	1913–1923	Bin Bucheng		Technische Universität Berlin
Hunan Public Polytechnic School	1923–1926	Yang Maojie
Hunan Provincial University	February 2016–July 1926	Li Daichen		University of Tokyo Harvard University
Hunan Provincial University	August 1926–June 1927	Lei Zhuhuan
Hunan Provincial University	June 1927–July 1929	Ren Kainan		University of London Waseda University
Hunan Provincial University	July 1929–August 1930	Hu Yuantan		Hongwen Academy
Hunan Provincial University	August 1930–March 1931	Yang Zhuoxin		Harvard University University of Wisconsin University of Illinois Syracuse University
Hunan Provincial University	March 1931–October 1932	Cao Dianqiu
Hunan Provincial University	October 1932–December 1935	Hu Shuhua		Peking University
Hunan Provincial University	December 1935–July 1937	Huang Shiheng		Aiawa University Columbia University
National Hunan University	July 1937–September 1940	Pi Zongshi		University of Tokyo
National Hunan University	September 1940–August 1943	Hu Shuhua		Peking University
National Hunan University	August 1943–February 1945	Li Yuyao
National Hunan University	February 1945–June 1949	Hu Shuhua		Peking University
Hunan University	July 1949–December 1949	Yi Dingxin		University of Maine Lehigh University	-
Hunan University	December 1949–January 1953	Li Da		Beijing Normal University University of Tokyo
Hunan University	February 1953–July 1953	Zhu Fan		Shanghai University of Arts
Hunan Institute of Technology	May 1953–June 1958	Liu Shiying		Tokyo Institute of Technology
Hunan University	July 1959–September 1968	Zhu Fan		Shanghai University of Arts
Hunan University	July 1978–March 1981	Zhang Jian
Hunan University	March 1981–June 1982	Zhu Fan		Shanghai University of Arts
Hunan University	June 1982–December 1987	Cheng Wenshan		Wuhan University
Hunan University	December 1987–July 1993	Weng Zuze		Harbin Institute of Technology
Hunan University	July 1993–May 1999	Yu Ruqin		Saint Petersburg State University
Hunan University	May 1999–April 2003	Wang Kemin		Hunan University ETH Zurich
Hunan University	April 2003–July 2005	Gu Shiwen		Beijing Jiaotong University
Hunan University	July 2005–September 2011	Zhong Zhihua		Hunan University
Hunan University	September 2011–January 2016	Zhao Yueyu		Xiangtan University Beijing Institute of Technology
Hunan University	January 2016–present	Duan Xianzhong		Huazhong [University of Science and Technology]