Politics
Further information: List of provincial leaders of the People's Republic of ChinaSecretaries of the CPC Gansu Committee: The Secretary of the CPC Gansu Committee is the highest-ranking office within Gansu Province.
- Zhang Desheng (张德生): 1949–1954
- Zhang Zhongliang (张仲良): 1954–1961
- Wang Feng (汪锋): 1961–1966
- Hu Jizong (胡继宗): 1966–1967
- Xian Henghan (冼恒汉): 1970–1977
- Song Ping (宋平): 1977–1981
- Feng Jixin (冯纪新): 1981–1983
- Li Ziqi (李子奇): 1983–1990
- Gu Jinchi (顾金池): 1990–1993
- Yan Haiwang (阎海旺): 1993–1998
- Sun Ying (孙英): 1998–2001
- Song Zhaosu (宋照肃): 2001–2003
- Su Rong (苏荣): 2003–2007
- Lu Hao (陆浩): April 2007 – incumbent
Governors of Gansu: The Governorship of Gansu is the second highest-ranking official within Gansu, behind the Secretary of the CPC Gansu Committee. The governor is responsible for all issues related to economics, personnel, political initiatives, the environment and the foreign affairs of the province. The Governor is appointed by the Gansu Provincial People's Congress, which is the province's legislative body.
- Wang Shitai (王世泰): 1949–1950
- Deng Baoshan (邓宝姗): 1950–1967
- Xian Henghan (冼恒汉): 1967–1977
- Song Ping (宋平): 1977–1979
- Feng Jixin (冯纪新): 1979–1981
- Li Dengying (李登瀛): 1981–1983
- Chen Guangyi (陈光毅): 1983–1986
- Jia Zhijie (贾志杰): 1986–1993
- Yan Haiwang (阎海旺): 1993
- Zhang Wule (张吾乐): 1993–1996
- Sun Ying (孙英): 1996–1998
- Song Zhaosu (宋照肃): 1998–2001
- Lu Hao (陆浩): 2001–2006
- Xu Shousheng (徐守盛): January 2007 – incumbent
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