The politics of Sichuan Province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China.
The Governor of Sichuan is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Sichuan. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor has less power than the Sichuan Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Provincial Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "Sichuan CCP Party Chief".
- Li Jingquan (李井泉): July 1952-February 1965
- Liao Zhigao (廖志高): February 1965 – 1966
- Zhang Guohua (张国华): August 1971-February 1972
- Liu Xingyuan (刘兴元): March 1972-October 1975
- Zhao Ziyang (赵紫阳): October 1975-March 1980
- Tan Qilong (谭启龙): March 1980-February 1983
- Yang Rudai (杨汝岱): February 1983-April 1993
- Xie Shijie (谢世杰): April 1993-January 2000
- Zhou Yongkang (周永康): January 2000-December 2002
- Zhang Xuezhong (张学忠): December 2002 – 2006
- Du Qinglin (杜青林): December 2006-November 2007
- Liu Qibao (刘奇葆): November 2007-November 2012
- Wang Dongming (王东明): November 2012-March 2018
- Peng Qinghua (彭清华): March 2018-April 2022
- Wang Xiaohui (王晓晖): April 2022 – present
- Li Jingquan (李井泉): September 1952-January 1955
- Li Dazhang (李大章): January 1955 – 1966
- Zhang Guohua (张国华): May 1968-February 1972
- Liu Xingyuan (刘兴元): March 1972-October 1975
- Zhao Ziyang: October 1975-December 1979
- Lu Dadong (鲁大东): December 1979-April 1983
- Yang Xizong (杨析综): December 1982-May 1985
- Jiang Minkuan (蒋民宽): May 1985-January 1988
- Zhang Haoruo (张皓若): January 1988-February 1993
- Xiao Yang (肖秧): February 1993-February 1996
- Song Baorui (宋宝瑞): February 1996-June 1999
- Zhang Zhongwei (张中伟): June 1999-January 2007
- Jiang Jufeng (蒋巨峰): January 2007-January 2013
- Wei Hong (魏宏): January 2013–January 2016
- Yin Li (尹力): January 2016–December 2020
- Huang Qiang (黄强): December 2020–present
- Du Xinyuan (杜心源): 1979–1985
- He Haoju (何郝炬): 1985–1993
- Yang Xizong (杨析综): 1993–1998
- Xie Shijie (谢世杰): 1998–2003
- Zhang Xuezhong (张学忠): 2003–2007
- Du Qinglin (杜青林): 2007
- Liu Qibao: 2008–2013
- Wang Dongming: 2013-2018[1]
- Peng Qinghua (彭清华): 2018-Incumbent
- Wang Xiaohui (王晓晖): April 2022 – present
- Li Jingquan (李井泉): 1955–1965
- Liao Zhigao (廖志高): 1965–1967
- Du Xinyuan (杜心源): 1977–1979
- Ren Baige (任白戈): 1979–1983
- Yang Chao (杨超): 1983–1985
- Feng Yuanwei (冯元蔚): 1985–1988
- Liao Bokang (廖伯康):[2] 1988–1993
- Nie Ronggui (聂荣贵): 1993–2002
- Qin Yuqin (秦玉琴): 2002–2008
- Tao Wuxian (陶武先): 2008–2013
- Li Chongxi: 2013–2014, removed from office for corruption
- Ke Zunping (柯尊平): 2014–2022
- Tian Xiangli (田向利): 2022–present
Liao was first party secretary of Chongqing in the 1980s -- before it became a province-level municipality. He has been something of a crusader to keep alive the memory/lessons of the Cultural Revolution. See Philip Pan, Out of Mao's Shadow (2008), pp. 107-110.