Guo Ningning

Guo Ningning
郭宁宁
Governor of Fujian
Acting
Assumed office
4 November 2026
Party SecretaryZhao Long
Preceded byZhao Long
Communist Party Secretary of Fuzhou
In office
6 May 2024 – 24 October 2026
DeputyWu Xiande [zh] (mayor)
Preceded byLin Baojin [zh]
Succeeded byQin Haixiang [zh]
Executive Vice-Governor of Fujian
In office
October 2021 – May 2024
GovernorTang Dengjie
Wang Ning
Zhao Long
Preceded byZheng Xincong
Succeeded byWang Yongli [zh]
Vice-President of the Agricultural Bank of China
In office
June 2016 – October 2018
PresidentZhao Huan [zh]
Personal details
BornJuly 1970 (age 56)
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
PartyChinese Communist Party
EducationTsinghua University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese郭寧寧
Simplified Chinese郭宁宁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuō Níngníng

Guo Ningning (Chinese: 郭宁宁; born July 1970) is a Chinese female politician and banker currently serving as the acting governor of Fujian, and previously as communist party secretary of Fuzhou and vice-governor of Fujian. Guo has been tipped as a rising star in the "7th Generation" of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Biography

Guo was born in July 1970 in Shenyang, Liaoning, and graduated from the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management.

After university, she served in several posts in the Bank of China before serving as vice-president of the Agricultural Bank of China in June 2016. She is the first female vice-president of the Agricultural Bank of China since it was established in 1951.

In October 2018, she was transferred to Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian province, where she became a member of the CCP's Fujian Provincial Committee. On 23 November 2018, Guo was appointed vice-governor of Fujian at the Seventh Meeting of the 13th Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Fujian. She became the youngest female provincial-ranked level official in mainland China.

In 2020, Guo participated in an online campaign to promote Fujian's seafood and ate an eel on a livestream that got more than one million views.

In October 2021, Guo was elevated to executive vice-governor of Fujian and was admitted to member of the CCP Fujian Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. On 6 May 2024, she succeeded Lin Baojin as party secretary of Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province. On 23 May 2025, she was appointed deputy party secretary of Fujian.

In November 2026, Guo was appointed as the acting governor of Fujian.

Recognition

In 2021, she was included in the Time 100 Next list.

References

  1. ↑ 快讯！郭宁宁任福建省副省长 [People's Congress of Fujian appoints new vice-governor]. Tencent (in Chinese). 23 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Chia, Krystal (18 September 2022). "Xi's Heir Is Likely Among China's Rising 'Luckiest Generation'". BNN Bloomberg. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  3. ↑ 地方领导资料库 福建省委常委、副省长郭宁宁. People's Daily (in Chinese). 30 November 2021. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Yi Yi (伊一) (23 November 2018). 郭宁宁(女)任福建省副省长(图简历). Economic Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Wang Shu (王姝) (23 November 2018). 郭宁宁任福建副省长，成全国最年轻女性省部级领导. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 May 2024. 2016年4月，郭宁宁出任中国农业银行副行长，成为农业银行成立以来的首位女性副行长，直到此番履新。
  6. ↑ 农业银行女副行长郭宁宁出席福建省政府党组会议. sina (in Chinese). 19 October 2018.
  7. ↑ 郭宁宁(女)任福建省副省长(图简历) [Guo Ningning (female) appointed vice-governor of Fujian]. People's Daily (in Chinese). 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  8. ↑ Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (21 November 2021). 出身金融系统 福建“70后”女常委郭宁宁任省政府党组副书记. Caixin (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  9. 1 2 "2021 Time100 Next: Guo Ningning". Time. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  10. 1 2 Liu Yunshi (林韵诗) (6 May 2024). “有福之州”迎来“70后”女书记. Caixin (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  11. ↑ 郭寧寧已任福建省委副書記（附簡歷）. People's Daily Online. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "郭宁宁任福建省代省长". Xinhua. 4 November 2026. Retrieved 4 November 2026.