Governor of Yunnan
| Governor of the Yunnan Provincial People's Government | |
|---|---|
| 云南省人民政府省长 | |
since 25 November 2020 | |
| Yunnan Provincial People's Government | |
| Type | Governor |
| Status | Provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Reports to | Yunnan Provincial People's Congress and its Standing Committee |
| Nominator | Presidium of the Yunnan Provincial People's Congress |
| Appointer | Yunnan Provincial People's Congress |
| Inaugural holder | Lu Han |
| Formation | 9 December 1949 |
| Deputy | Deputy Governors Secretary-General |
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The governor of Yunnan, officially the Governor of the Yunnan Provincial People's Government, is the head of Yunnan Province and leader of the Yunnan Provincial People's Government.
The governor is elected by the Yunnan 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 Yunnan 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 Yunnan Committee. The current governor is Wang Yubo, who took office on 25 November 2020.