Editing Governor (section)

===China===
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In the [[People's Republic of China]], the title ''Governor'' ({{zh|c=省长|p=shěngzhǎng}}) refers to the highest ranking executive of a [[Province of China|provincial]] government. The governor is usually placed second in the provincial power hierarchy, below the [[Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary|secretary]] of the provincial [[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP) committee (省委书记), who serves as the highest ranking party official in the province. Governors are elected by the provincial congresses and approved by the provincial party chief.<ref name=cn1>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/18/content_11874428.htm |title=Liu Weiping elected governor of Gansu province |publisher=Chinadaily.com.cn |date=2011-01-18 |access-date=2012-07-17 |archive-date=2013-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606195020/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-01/18/content_11874428.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=cn2>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-01/24/content_6419124.htm |title=Zhou Qiang re-elected governor of Hunan Province |publisher=Chinadaily.com.cn |date=2008-01-24 |access-date=2012-07-17 |archive-date=2013-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606145314/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-01/24/content_6419124.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unescap.org/huset/lgstudy/country/china/china.html#evolve |title=Local Government in Asia and the Pacific – China |publisher=Unescap.org |date=1997-07-01 |access-date=2012-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628104013/http://www.unescap.org/huset/lgstudy/country/china/china.html#evolve |archive-date=2012-06-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> All governors are not locals in the provinces which they govern.<ref name=cepp>{{cite book|title=	China's elite politics: political transition and power balancing|series=Series on contemporary China|author=Zhiyue Bo|publisher	=World Scientific|year= 2007|ISBN= 9789812700414|page=385}}</ref>

The title can be also used while referring to a [[County (People's Republic of China)|county]] governor (县长).