List of presidents of Zhejiang University


Qiushi Academy - Zhejiang Advanced College period

School NameOffice PeriodName Title
Qiushi Academy1897–1900Lin Qi President
Qiushi Academy1900 – Sep 1901Lu Maoxun President
Zhejiang Qiushi AcademyOct 1901 – 1902Lao Naixuan President
Zhejiang Academy1902 – June 1903Lao Naixuan President
Zhejiang Advanced CollegeJuly 1903 – 1904Tao Baolian President
Zhejiang Advanced College1904–1905Lu Maoxun President
Zhejiang Advanced College1905 – July 1906Xiang Zaoxin President
Zhejiang Advanced CollegeAug 1906 – 1910Wu Zhenchun President
Zhejiang Advanced College1910–1912Sun Zhimin President
Zhejiang Advanced College1912 – June 1912Shao Peizi President
Zhejiang Advanced CollegeJuly 1912 – 1913Chen Daqi President
Zhejiang Advanced College1913–1914Hu Zhuangyou President

National 3rd Sun Yat-sen University - National Chekiang University period

Chekiang University or National Chekiang University is also known as the University of Chekiang. Chekiang is the same as Zhejiang.

School NameOffice PeriodName Title
National 3rd Sun Yat-sen University
Chekiang University
National Chekiang University 		Jul 1927 – Jul 1930Jiang Menglin President
National Chekiang UniversityJul 1930 – Nov 1931Shao Peizi President
National Chekiang UniversityApr 1932 – Mar 1933Cheng Tianfang President
National Chekiang UniversityApr 1933 – Feb 1936Guo Renyuan President
National Chekiang UniversityFeb–Apr 1936Zheng Xiaocang Acting President
National Chekiang UniversityApr 1936 – May 1949Coching Chu President

Zhejiang University (dissociated) period

Zhejiang University presidents


School NameOffice PeriodName Title
Zhejiang UniversityAug 1949 – May 1951Ma Yinchu President
Zhejiang UniversityMay 1951 – Oct 1952Wang Guosong Acting President
Zhejiang UniversityOct 1952 – Jan 1953Sha Wenhan President
Zhejiang UniversityApr 1953 – Apr 1958Huo Shilian President
Zhejiang UniversityApr 1958 – Mar 1962Zhou Rongxin President
Zhejiang UniversityJun 1962 – Apr 1968Chen Weida President
Zhejiang UniversityFeb 1979 – Jun 1982Qian Sanqiang President
Zhejiang UniversityJun 1982 – Feb 1984Yang Shilin President
Zhejiang UniversityFeb 1984 – Feb 1988Han Zhenxiang President
Zhejiang UniversityFeb 1988 – Apr 1995Lu Yongxiang President
Zhejiang UniversityApr 1995 – Sep 1998Pan Yunhe President
Zhejiang UniversityJun 1982 – Sep 1989Liu Dan Honorary President

Zhejiang Normal College - Hangzhou University presidents


School NameOffice PeriodName Title
Zhejiang Normal CollegeFeb–Dec 1952Liu Dan President
Zhejiang Normal CollegeDec 1952 – Jun 1957Yu Zhongwu President
Zhejiang Normal CollegeJun 1957 – Nov 1958Chen Li President
Hangzhou UniversitySep 1959 – May 1962Lin Hujia President
Hangzhou UniversityMay 1962 – Apr 1964Lu Zhixian President
Hangzhou UniversityJul 1978 – Feb 1979Wang Jiayang President
Hangzhou UniversityFeb 1979 – Oct 1983Chen Li President
Hangzhou UniversityOct 1983 – Jan 1986Xue Yanzhuang President
Hangzhou UniversityJan 1986 – Jun 1996Shen Shanhong President
Hangzhou UniversityJun 1996 – Sep 1998Zheng Xiaoming President
Hangzhou University6 Oct 1983 – Sep 1998Chen Li Honorary President

Zhejiang Agricultural College / University presidents


School NameOffice PeriodName Title
Zhejiang Agricultural CollegeDec 1952 – Jun 1957Wu Zhichuan President
Zhejiang Agricultural CollegeJun 1957 – Mar 1960Jin Mengjia President
Zhejiang Agricultural UniversityMar 1960 – Oct 1961Li Fengping President
Zhejiang Agricultural UniversityOct 1961 – 1965Ding Zhenling President
Zhejiang Agricultural UniversityApr 1978 – Mar 1979Chen Zuolin President
Zhejiang Agricultural UniversityMar 1979 – Jun 1979Ding Zhenling President
Zhejiang Agricultural UniversityMar 1980 – Oct 1983Zhu Zuxiang President
Zhejiang Agricultural UniversityOct 1983 – Sep 1989Chen Ziyuan President
Zhejiang Agricultural UniversitySep 1989 – Mar 1993Li Debao President
Zhejiang Agricultural UniversityMar 1993 – Dec 1997Xia Yingwu President
Zhejiang Agricultural UniversityDec 1997 – Sep 1998Cheng Jia'an President
Zhejiang Agricultural UniversityJun 1984 – 1996Zhu Zuxiang Honorary President

Zhejiang Medical College / University presidents


School NameOffice PeriodName Title
Zhejiang Medical CollegeOct 1951 – Apr 1955Hong Shilu President
Zhejiang Medical CollegeMay 1956 – Sep 1958Wang Zhongqiao President
Zhejiang Medical UniversityFeb 1960 – Sep 1963Zheng Ping President
Zhejiang Medical UniversityMar 1964 – Nov 1968Li Lanyan President
Zhejiang Medical UniversityJul 1978 – Mar 1979Wang Yaoting President
Zhejiang Medical UniversityMar 1979 – Jan 1984Wang Jiwu President
Zhejiang Medical UniversityJan 1984 – Nov 1996Zheng Shu President
Zhejiang Medical UniversityNov 1996 – Sep 1998Chen Zhaodian President
Zhejiang Medical UniversityJan 1984 – Sep 1998Wang Jiwu Honorary President

Zhejiang University (reunified) period


School NameOffice PeriodName Title
Zhejiang UniversitySep 1998 – Aug 2006Pan Yunhe President
Zhejiang UniversityAug 2006 – Feb 2013Yang Wei President
Zhejiang UniversityJun 2013 – Feb 2015Lin Jianhua President
Zhejiang UniversityMar 2015 – NowWu Zhaohui President

Presidents of other roots

In history, several schools were merged into Zhejiang University. And their presidents in history are listed out below:

Yingshi University presidents

See Yingshi University.
See Zhejiang Provincial College of Medicine.
List of Presidents from 1911 to 1951:
See Hangchow University or Hangchow University Historic Site.