Chen Jianhua

Chen Jianhua (; Cantonese: Chan Geen Wah; born March 1956) is a Chinese politician who served as the chairman of the Guangzhou People's Congress from 2016 to 2020. He formerly served as Mayor of Guangzhou. Chen was appointed acting mayor on 20 November 2011 following the resignation of Wan Qingliang, and elected mayor on 11 January 2012.

Chen was born in Lufeng, Guangdong. He was at one point secretary to Guangdong party chief Xie Fei. He served as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Conghua while a member of the Guangzhou municipal Party Standing Committee, then head of the Publicity Department of the Guangzhou party committee. He was then named party chief of Heyuan, before taking over as mayor of Guangzhou in 2011. On 26 January 2016, Chen Jianhua was elected the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangzhou People's Congress.