Not much power.
In the hierarchy of leadership positions, the position is neither up nor down, and the power is neither too great nor too small. This is the director's first impression.
According to the provisions of the National Civil Service Law, the levels of leadership positions are divided into: national level, provincial and ministerial level, bureau level, county level and township level, and all levels are divided into deputies. From the normal country to the minor course, it is all * * * level 10.
There are 7 county-level posts, including county (county-level cities, districts, banners, etc.) secretaries. ) Committee, county magistrate, county (district) people's congress, chairman of county (district) CPPCC, directors of municipal public security bureau, judicial bureau and other municipal units, and subordinates of provincial public security department X, director of provincial party committee general office and other departmental units. * * * Administrative offices and directly affiliated offices of ministries and commissions directly under the central government, the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), the State Council and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, offices and offices of party committees, people's congresses and governments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, directly under the authority and its directly affiliated institutions, deputy provincial-level municipal party committees, people's congresses and governments, and directly under the authority's deputy CPPCC. Party committees, people's congresses and governments of all cities (regions) and counties and cities, and the army directly affiliated to CPPCC are regimental cadres.
Generally speaking, the director in people's mouth does not necessarily correspond to the county level. Many bureaus (departments, offices, commissions or other institutions) at or below the county level are called departments, and the principal officials are called directors. For example, the director of the subordinate department of the prefecture-level city bureau is at the township level, not at the county level. The director's first impression is that he can't get up or down, and his power is not too great.
Those "prestigious" directors
Kuang Xin, former director of the Civil Aviation Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, reprimanded many provincial and ministerial officials.
There was a net post that summed up the "Top Ten Most Powerful Directors in China", and Kuang Xin, former director of the Civil Aviation Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, was among them.
In the civil aviation industry, Kuang Xin is called "Kuang Ye". How much power does he have? All airport planning and construction and the purchase of aircraft by airlines need to be reported to the Civil Aviation Administration for approval. After the approval of the Civil Aviation Administration, it must also be reported to the National Development and Reform Commission. Although aircraft procurement is mostly a high-level decision, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has made a clear statement on how many aircraft to buy and how many aircraft to allocate to airlines. Kuang Xin is a key figure in this approval chain.
According to media reports, "Master Kuang" is arrogant, and people who ask him to do things, even if the official is older than him, "respect him quite". A deputy provincial leader went to see Kuang Xin. He takes care of himself and plays computer games, making people wait outside until the game is over. There are many provincial and ministerial officials who have been reprimanded by him. Legend has it that a vice governor was reprimanded by him for being passive in Nuo Nuo. ......
In June 2009, Kuang Xin was detained in criminal detention. 20 1 1, Kuang Xin was sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment 10 years for accepting a bribe of 200,000 yuan from an airport construction bidder.
"Obstacles" in the approval process
A rich man in a province once said in an interview: No matter how big the boss is, a director can kill you.
In 2005, Chen Guowei, then deputy director of the research office of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, revealed, "At a meeting, a the State Council leader joked that our director here has the greatest power." Mao Shoulong, director of the administrative department of Renmin University of China, put it even more lyrical: "Many people say that the director is' ruling China'."
Similar expressions are also found in entrepreneurs. I remember that in a public occasion, a big entrepreneur in Southwest China said with deep feelings: "China is strictly in charge of governing the country, and the main crux of the investment environment lies in the division level and below. 99% of entrepreneurs have to deal with specific office workers, from directors and deputy directors to staff. The work style of these people has formed a specific investment environment. " And a rich man in a province is even more outspoken in an interview: no matter how big the boss is, a director can kill you.
20 14 During the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress, online and offline, more than one person felt that if you want to run a good enterprise, you must first "run" a good department; To "manage" a department well, we must first "manage" it well. Many people summarize this kind of "management" as "director economy" and "section chief economy". A representative from a well-known domestic enterprise said that one director and one section chief have caused a project to be delayed for a long time, or there are too many things to be delayed. "I can't speak, because I have to consider for tens of thousands of employees. In this regard, we have to investigate the closed enterprises, and they are not afraid to say. " There is also a saying that "county officials are not as good as county management, and officials are not as good as big management." In the process of examination and approval, individual directors sometimes get in the way, making some superior cadres daunting.
Why is the small director so powerful?
Although not the top leader, all the instructions of the top leader have to be carried out by them.
Why is the small director so powerful? Li Chengyan, director of the Research Center for Clean Government Construction of Peking University School of Government Administration, believes that generally speaking, as a low-level official of ministries and departments, the director has no decision-making power. They are just the concrete executors after the decision. The decision-making power of national ministries and commissions is generally exercised by the director under the leadership of the minister and deputy minister. "The fundamental reason for the' bigger' power of the directors is that the power in their hands has changed."
Li Chengyan said, "People say that a director can be a master. When he was the director's family, the people above were often subject to the following. In the process of implementation, it is often difficult to make a report and change the decision easily. If power mutates in this process, it will be terrible. "
During the 20 14 session, Fu Qiping, a deputy to the National People's Congress, also said that the director of the province is in a key position in the operation of power-although he does not make a decision, he handles it carefully; Although not the top leader, all the instructions of the top leader have to be carried out by them; Although it has not entered the core level of decision-making, it is definitely "weak" and "heavy" in material review.
Chen Guowei, deputy director of the SASAC research office, believes that there may be corruption where there is approval authority. As the most basic work unit of ministries, the director has no actual power in name, and the decision-making power is in the hands of the director or even the deputy minister or minister. However, as the official in charge of implementation, the opinions of the Secretary are often the most weighty. "Under normal circumstances, if there are no big problems, their opinions will basically be adopted. Power is reflected in this process. " He said that the director is often the first hurdle for bribers. Generally speaking, the director is responsible for verifying the authenticity of the materials, and they decide whether to transfer them to higher-level officials. Wang Yukai, a professor at the National School of Administration, said with deep feelings: "The directors of key departments of some key ministries and commissions have great power. It is a big deal for local officials to come down. "