Li Jiheng

Li Jiheng
Li Jiheng
李纪恒
Minister of Civil Affairs
	In office; 26 October 2019 – 28 February 2022
Premier	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Huang Shuxian
Succeeded by	Tang Dengjie
Communist Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia
	In office; 29 August 2016 – 25 October 2019
Preceded by	Wang Jun
Succeeded by	Shi Taifeng
Communist Party Secretary of Yunnan
	In office; October 2014 – 27 August 2016
Preceded by	Qin Guangrong
Succeeded by	Chen Hao
Governor of Yunnan
	In office; August 2011 – October 2014
Preceded by	Qin Guangrong
Succeeded by	Chen Hao
Personal details
Born	January 1957 (age 67–68); Gui County, Guangxi (Now Guigang, Guangxi)
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Guangxi University; Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	李纪恒
Traditional Chinese	李紀恆
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lǐ Jǐhéng

Li Jiheng (Chinese: 李纪恒; born January 1957) is a Chinese politician, who former served as Minister of Civil Affairs. He also is the former Communist Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia, the former 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 Chinese Communist Party 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 Secretary. 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 Chinese Communist Party. He is a full member of the 18th Central Committee.^[2]^[3]

Inner Mongolia

In August 2016, Li Jiheng was appointed as the Communist Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia by the CCP Central Committee.^[4]

Ministry of Civil Affairs

On October 26, 2019, Li Jiheng was appointed as the Minister of Civil Affairs by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.^[5]

National People's Congress

On February 28, 2022, he became vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Li Jiheng". China Vitae. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 李纪恒简历 [Biography of Li Jiheng] (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 李纪恒简历 [Biography of Li Jiheng] (in Chinese). People's Daily. Retrieved 2013-02-13.
^ "New Xinjiang chief sees growth ahead". China Daily. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
^ "全国人大常委会决定任命李纪恒为民政部部长". Xinhua. 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
^ 李玉妹、李纪恒获任全国人大专职委员会副主任委员. qq.com (in Chinese). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

Party political offices
Preceded by Zhou Guisen (周桂森)	Communist Party Secretary of Pingnan County 1988–1990	Succeeded by Tu Yunbiao (涂运彪)
New title	Communist Party Secretary of Yulin 1997–2001	Succeeded by Fang Hao [zh]
Preceded by Li Ke [zh]	Communist Party Secretary of Nanning 2001–2005	Succeeded by Ma Biao
Preceded by Qin Guangrong	Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Yunnan 2006–2011	Succeeded by Qiu He
Preceded by Qin Guangrong	Communist Party Secretary of Yunnan 2014–2016	Succeeded by Chen Hao
Preceded by Wang Jun	Communist Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia 2016–2019	Succeeded by Shi Taifeng
Government offices
Preceded by Qin Guangrong	Governor of Yunnan 2011–2014	Succeeded by Chen Hao
Preceded by Huang Shuxian	Minister of Civil Affairs 2019–2022	Succeeded by Tang Dengjie
Assembly seats
Preceded by Qin Guangrong	Chairman of Yunnan Provincial People's Congress 2015–2016	Succeeded by Chen Hao
Preceded by Wang Jun	Chairman of Inner Mongolia Regional People's Congress 2017–2019	Succeeded by Shi Taifeng

[chinavitae-1] "Li Jiheng". China Vitae. Retrieved 2013-02-13.

[xinhua-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 李纪恒简历 [Biography of Li Jiheng] (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-02-13.

[people-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g 李纪恒简历 [Biography of Li Jiheng] (in Chinese). People's Daily. Retrieved 2013-02-13.

[4] "New Xinjiang chief sees growth ahead". China Daily. Retrieved August 30, 2016.

[5] "全国人大常委会决定任命李纪恒为民政部部长". Xinhua. 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-10-26.

[6] 李玉妹、李纪恒获任全国人大专职委员会副主任委员. qq.com (in Chinese). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

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