Events from the year 1972 in China.
Incumbents
Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party – Mao Zedong
President of the People's Republic of China – vacant
Premier of the People's Republic of China – Zhou Enlai
Chairman of the National People's Congress – Zhu De
Vice President of the People's Republic of China – Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China – Deng Xiaoping
Governors
Governor of Anhui Province – Li Desheng
Governor of Fujian Province – Han Xianchu
Governor of Gansu Province – Xian Henghan
Governor of Guangdong Province – Liu Xingyuan (until April), Ding Sheng (starting April) Governor of Guizhou Province – Lan Yinong Governor of Hebei Province – Liu Zihou Governor of Heilongjiang Province – Wang Jiadao Governor of Henan Province – Liu Jianxun Governor of Hubei Province – Zeng Siyu Governor of Hunan Province – Hua Guofeng Governor of Jiangsu Province – Xu Shiyou Governor of Jiangxi Province – Cheng Shiqing then She Jide Governor of Jilin Province – Wang Huaixiang Governor of Liaoning Province – Chen Xilian Governor of Qinghai Province – Liu Xianquan Governor of Shaanxi Province – Li Ruishan Governor of Shandong Province – Yang Dezhi Governor of Shanxi Province – Xie Zhenhua Governor of Sichuan Province – Zhang Guohua (until March), Liu Xingyuan (starting March) Governor of Yunnan Province – Zhou Xing Governor of Zhejiang Province – Nan Ping