Li Yuanchao

Li Yuanchao (simplified Chinese: 李源潮; pinyin: Lǐ Yuáncháo, born 1950 in Lianshui County, Huai'an, Jiangsu) is a prominent politician in the People's Republic of China, serving on the Politburo of the Communist Party of China. From 2002-2007 Li served as the Communist Party of China Secretary of Jiangsu, an area of significant economic development in recent years.

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A graduate with a degree in Mathematics at Fudan University in Shanghai, Li has held the number-one position in Jiangsu since December 2002. At the time he was also concurrently the party chief in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu. During his tenure in Jiangsu, Li assessed local officials in terms of performance measured by social and environmental factors, as opposed to purely economic ones^[1]. An ally of President Hu Jintao, Li became the head of the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China after the 17th Party Congress in October 2007.

Preceded by Hui Liangyu	CPC Jiangsu Committee Secretary 2002—2007	Succeeded by Liang Baohua
Preceded by Chen Huanyou	Chairman of the CPPCC Jiangsu Committee 2003—2007	Succeeded by Wang Shouting
Preceded by He Guoqiang	Head of CPC Central Organization Department 2007 –	Succeeded by incumbent

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