The Jiangsu Provincial Government was established on November 1, 1927 by the
Nationalist government of the
Republic of China. Near the end of the
Chinese Civil War, the provincial government was evacuated to
Shengsi County, in
Zhejiang Province before
de facto dissolving itself in May 1950. On November 15, 1952, the Nineteenth Meeting of the ratified the Resolution about the Reorganization of Provinces and Districts (). Article 3 of the resolution mandated the creation of the People's Government of Jiangsu Province and the dissolution of the People's Administrative Offices of North and South Jiangsu. At that time, territories that belonging to
Shandong Province and
Anhui Province, previously under the control of Jiangsu Province, were returned to Jiangsu. The People's Government of Jiangsu Province was founded in
Nanjing. The two administrative offices and the jurisdiction of the Nanjing municipality formed the new Jiangsu Province. During this meeting,
Tan Zhenlin was designated as the chairman of the People's Government of Jiangsu Province, while
Ke Qingshi, , and were appointed as vice-chairmen. Additionally, ,
Shi Ruifen, and forty-five others were named as members, initiating the preparations for the establishment of the People's Government of Jiangsu Province. On January 1, 1953, the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government Committee convened its inaugural meeting. During the meeting,
Tan Zhenlin declared the official formation of the People's Government of Jiangsu Province. In February 1955, the People's Government of Jiangsu Province was restructured into the People's Committee of Jiangsu Province, and in March 1968, it was transformed into the . In December 1979, the Revolutionary Committee was dissolved, and the People's Government of Jiangsu Province was reinstated, located at 68 Beijing West Road,
Gulou District, Nanjing City. ==Departments and institutions ==