Ji Yunshi was appointed vice governor and acting governor of north China's Hebei Province on Saturday.
The appointment was made during the 31st Session of the Standing Committee of the Ninth Provincial People's Congress, and the members also accepted the resignation of Niu Maosheng as provincial governor.
Ji is a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and governor of east China's Jiangsu Province.