Li Changchun

Li Changchun (2009)

Li Changchun ( Chinese  李長春 , Lǐ Chángchūn; * 1944 ) is a top Chinese politician. As head of propaganda, he was a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China from 2002 to 2012 .

Li Changchun is considered a close follower of Jiang Zemin and has earned a reputation during his tenure as party secretary of Guangdong Province , whose economic boom he promoted. Li is also linked to the blood donation scandal in Henan Province , where he was party secretary in the mid-1990s . Back then, thousands of farmers were infected with HIV while donating blood .

biography

1944: born in Jilin City, Jilin Province

1965: Joined the Chinese Communist Party

1966: Graduated from the Harbin Polytechnic University in the field of automation in industrial companies as an engineer

1968: Technician at a Shenyang switch factory

1975: Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Shenyang Electrical Appliances Society

1981: Deputy Secretary General of Shenyang Party Committee

1982: Shenyang Vice Mayor and Chairman of the Economic Commission

1983: Shenyang Party Secretary and Mayor

1986: Governor of Liaoning

1990: Acting Governor of Henan

1991: Governor of Henan

1992: Henan Party Secretary

1993: Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress

1998 to 2002: Guangdong Party Secretary

Web links

Commons : Li Changchun  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Li is the family name here, Changchun is the first name.