Governor of Gansu
| Governor of the Gansu Provincial People's Government | |
|---|---|
| 甘肃省人民政府省长 | |
since 3 December 2020 | |
| Gansu Provincial People's Government | |
| Type | Governor |
| Status | Provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Reports to | Gansu Provincial People's Congress and its Standing Committee |
| Nominator | Presidium of the Gansu Provincial People's Congress |
| Appointer | Gansu Provincial People's Congress |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | Wang Shitai |
| Formation | July 1949 |
| Deputy | Deputy Governors Secretary-General |
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The governor of Gansu, officially the Governor of the Gansu Provincial People's Government, is the head of Gansu Province and leader of the Gansu Provincial People's Government.
The governor is elected by the Gansu 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 Gansu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and as a member of the CCP Central Committee. The governor the second-highest ranking official in the province after the secretary of the CCP Gansu Committee. The current governor is Ren Zhenhe, who took office on 3 December 2020.