The Politics of Shenzhen in Guangdong 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 Mayor of Shenzhen is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Shenzhen or Shenzhen Municipal Government. However, in the city's dual party-government governing system, the Mayor has less power than Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Shenzhen, colloquially termed the "CCP Party Chief of Shenzhen" or "Communist Party Secretary of Shenzhen".
| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jia Hua | 贾华 | 23 January 1979 | 17 June 1980 |
| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wu Nansheng | 吴南生 | 17 June 1980 | 6 March 1981 | |
| 2 | Liang Xiang | 梁湘 | 15 October 1981 | 12 August 1985 | |
| 3 | Li Hao | 李灏 | 12 August 1986 | 23 May 1990 | |
| 4 | Zheng Liangyu | 郑良玉 | 23 May 1990 | 17 November 1992 | |
| 5 | Li Youwei | 厉有为 | 17 November 1992 | 23 May 1995 | |
| 6 | Li Zibin | 李子彬 | 23 May 1995 | 18 June 2000 | |
| 7 | Yu Youjun | 于幼军 | 18 June 2000 | 17 June 2003 | |
| 8 | Li Hongzhong | 李鸿忠 | 17 June 2003 | 3 June 2005 | |
| 9 | Xu Zongheng | 许宗衡 | 3 June 2005 | June 2009 | |
| 10 | Wang Rong | 王荣 | June 2009 | June 2010 | |
| 11 | Xu Qin | 许勤 | June 2010 | April 2017 | |
| 12 | Chen Rugui | 陈如桂 | July 2017 | [1] |
| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang Xunfu | 张勋甫 | 23 January 1979 | 17 June 1980 |
| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wu Nansheng | 吴南生 | 17 June 1980 | 6 March 1981 | [2] |
| 2 | Liang Xiang | 梁湘 | 6 March 1981 | 15 May 1986 | |
| 3 | Li Hao | 李灏 | 15 May 1986 | April 1993 | |
| 4 | Li Youwei | 厉有为 | April 1993 | January 1998 | |
| 5 | Zhang Gaoli | 张高丽 | January 1998 | 16 December 2001 | |
| 6 | Huang Liman | 黄丽满 | 17 December 2001 | 17 March 2005 | |
| 7 | Li Hongzhong | 李鸿忠 | 17 March 2005 | November 2007 | |
| 8 | Liu Yupu | 刘玉浦 | September 2008 | April 2010 | |
| 9 | Wang Rong | 王荣 | April 2010 | March 2015 | |
| 10 | Ma Xingrui | 马兴瑞 | 26 March 2015 | 30 December 2016 | |
| 11 | Xu Qin | 许勤 | 30 December 2016 | 1 April 2017 | |
| 12 | Wang Weizhong | 王伟中 | 1 April 2017 | [3] |
The city government introduced a good samaritan law in 2013, which intends to protect potential good samaritans from being scammed by people pretending to be victims.[4] This was the first such law passed by a municipal government in Mainland China.[5] In 2020 the city passed the "Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Regulations on the Comprehensive Ban on Wild Animals", effective May 1 of that year, which also banned eating cats, dogs, and several other species, also making it the first in Mainland China.[6]
Paid leave became legally required in November 2020.[7]