Li Yuanchao profile

Li Yuanchao

Vice-President of the People's Republic of China

Born in November 1950, is a male ethnic Han from Lianshui, Jiangsu province. He entered the workforce in November 1968 and joined the Communist Party of China in March 1978. He received postgraduate training at the Central Party School and holds the degree of Doctor of Laws.

Li is currently a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and Vice-President of the People's Republic of China.

1968-72 Worker, Shanghai Farm, Dafeng county, Jiangsu province

1972-74 Student, Department of Mathematics, Shanghai Normal University

1974-75 Teacher, Nanchang Secondary School, Shanghai

1975-78 Teacher, Luwan District Spare-time Vocational School, Shanghai

1978-82 Student of mathematics and deputy secretary and secretary, CYL General Branch of Department of Mathematics, Fudan University

1982-83 Teacher, Department of Management and deputy secretary, CYL Committee of Fudan University

1983 Deputy secretary and secretary, CYL Shanghai Municipal Committee

1983-90 Member, Secretariat, CYL Central Committee (1988-91: studied at the Center for Management Science at Peking University, and awarded the degree of Master of Science)

1990-93 Director, First Bureau, International Communication Group, CPC Central Committee

1993-96 Deputy head, International Communication Group, CPC Central Committee; deputy director, International Communication Office, CPC Central Committee; deputy director, Information Office, State Council (1991-95: studied scientific socialism at the Graduate Department at Central Party School, and awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws)

1996-2000 Vice-minister and deputy secretary, Leading Party Members' Group of the Ministry of Culture

2000-01 Deputy secretary, CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee

2001-02 Deputy secretary, CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee; secretary, CPC Nanjing Municipal Committee

2002-03 Secretary, CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee; secretary, CPC Nanjing Municipal Committee

2003-07 Secretary, CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee; chairman, Standing Committee, Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress

2007-12 Member, Political Bureau and Secretariat, and head, Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee

2012-13 Member, Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee

2013- Member, Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee; vice-president, PRC

Alternate member, 16th CPC Central Committee; member, 17th and 18th CPC Central Committees; member, Political Bureau and Secretariat, 17th CPC Central Committee; member, Political Bureau, 18th CPC Central Committee; member, Standing Committee, Seventh CPPCC National Committee; member, Eighth and Ninth CPPCC National Committees; elected vice-president, PRC, at the First Session of the 12th NPC.

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