Qin Guangrong
Qin Guangrong (Chinese: 秦光荣; pinyin: Qín Guāngróng; born 1 December 1954) is a Chinese politician. He currently serves as the Communist Party Secretary of Yunnan province, the province's top political office.
Qin was born in Hunan Province in 1950. He was first appointed the Governor of Yunnan in January 2007. He was re-elected as Governor by the Yunnan Provincial People's Congress on January 24, 2008.[1]
Qin was named the Party Secretary for Yunnan in November 2011.[2]
Qin served on the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China,[2] which was in session between 2007 and 2012. He currently serves on the 18th Central Committee.[3]
2013 Taiwan visit
In mid September 2013, Qin led a delegation of more than 200 people to visit Taiwan. While in Taiwan, Qin met with the former Chairman of Kuomintang, Wu Po-hsiung. During the meeting, Qin encouraged Taiwanese businessmen to invest in Yunnan and make use of the province as the gateway to Southeast Asia and South Asia, creating business opportunities. He added that Yunnan welcomes Taiwanese farmers, township wardens, teachers, students, media and religious and business representatives.[4]
References
- ↑ "Qin Guangrong re-elected governor of Yunnan Province". Xinhua. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Qin Guangrong elected Communist Party chief of SW China's Yunnan". People's Daily. 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
- ↑ "List of members of the 18th CPC Central Committee". Xinhua. 2012-11-14.
- ↑ http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/09/19/2003572505
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Preceded by Xu Rongkai |
Governor of Yunnan 2007-2011 |
Succeeded by Li Jiheng |
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