Li Jiheng
| Li Jiheng | |
|---|---|
| 李纪恒 | |
| Communist Party Chief of Yunnan | |
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Assumed office October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Qin Guangrong |
| Governor of Yunnan | |
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In office August 2011 – October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Qin Guangrong |
| Succeeded by | Chen Hao |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 1957 (age 58–59) Guigang, Guangxi |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater |
Guangxi University Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
Li Jiheng (Chinese: 李纪恒; born January 1957) is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He is the Communist Party Chief and Governor of Yunnan province and a former Deputy Party Chief of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.[1][2][3]
Career
Guangxi
Li Jiheng is a native of Guigang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. He joined the Communist Party of China in October 1976, at the age of 19. From November 1976 to August 1979 Li studied at the Department of Chinese of Guangxi University.[1][2][3]
From 1985 to 1991 Li Jiheng served as Deputy Communist Party Chief of Gui County (now Guigang City), and Party Chief of Pingnan County and Guiping County, all in Guangxi. He was promoted to Deputy Party Chief of Hechi prefecture in 1991, and Party Chief in 1995. In 1996 he was transferred to nearby Yulin prefecture to become its Communist Party Chief.[2][3]
From 1999 to 2003 Li was a part-time student at the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, where he studied Administration of Agricultural Economy and obtained a doctoral degree.[2][3]
In 2001 Li Jiheng became the Party Chief of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi, and in March 2005 he was promoted to Deputy Party Chief of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.[2][3]
Yunnan
In July 2006 Li Jiheng was transferred to the neighbouring province of Yunnan to become its Deputy Party Chief. In August 2011 he was appointed Acting Governor of Yunnan, succeeding Qin Guangrong, who was promoted to Communist Party Chief of the province. In February 2012 Li was elected Governor by the Yunnan Provincial Congress. In October 2014, Li was appointed Party Chief of Yunnan, replacing Qin Guangrong.[1][2][3]
Li was an alternate member of the 15th, 16th, and 17th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China. He is a full member of the 18th Central Committee.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 李纪恒简历 [Biography of Li Jiheng] (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 李纪恒简历 [Biography of Li Jiheng] (in Chinese). People's Daily. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Qin Guangrong |
Communist Party Chief of Yunnan October 2014 – present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Qin Guangrong |
Governor of Yunnan August 2011 – October 2014 |
Succeeded by Chen Hao |
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