Li Yuanchao
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Li Yuanchao (left) with US Secretary of State James B. Steinberg in October 2009
Li Yuanchao ( Chinese 李源潮 , Pinyin Lǐ Yuáncháo ; born April 1950 in Lianshui , Jiangsu Province ) is a Chinese communist politician. Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party since 2007 , he was appointed Vice President of the People's Republic of China on March 14, 2013 .
Life
Li is a graduate of East China Normal University and Fudan University . After serving in the Communist Youth League and from 2002 to 2007 as party secretary of the CCP in Jiangsu, from 2007 to November 2012 he was the head of the organization department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party .
On March 14, 2013, he was appointed deputy to the newly elected President Xi Jinping by the National People's Congress .
Individual evidence
- ↑ CPC organs reshuffle personnel ( Memento of the original from November 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. China Daily, November 20, 2012 (accessed November 19, 2012)
- ↑ Li Yuanchao elected Chinese vice president Xinhua on March 14, 2013 (accessed March 15, 2013)
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SURNAME | Li, Yuanchao |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 张高丽 (Chinese); Lǐ Yuáncháo (Pinyin) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lianshui, Jiangsu Province |