Li Qiang (born 1959)

Li Qiang
李强
Governor of Zhejiang Province
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2012
Preceded by Xia Baolong
Personal details
Born July 1959 (age 55)
Rui'an, Zhejiang
Political party Communist Party of China
Alma mater Central Party School of the Communist Party of China
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.

Li Qiang (Chinese: ; born July 1959 in Rui'an, Zhejiang) is a Chinese politician currently serving as the Governor of Zhejiang province. He holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China.[1][2]

Career

Li Qiang joined the Communist Party of China in April 1983. He was the chief of the Communist Youth League of Rui'an County. He later became the Communist Party Chief of Yongkang City, and then party chief of the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou.[1][2]

In December 2012 he became the acting governor of Zhejiang, succeeding Xia Baolong who was promoted to the provincial party chief, and was officially elected as Governor in January 2013.[1][2]

Li Qiang is an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 李强简历 [Biography of Li Qiang] (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 李强简历 [Biography of Li Qiang] (in Chinese). People's Daily. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
Political offices
Preceded by
Xia Baolong
Governor of Zhejiang
December 2012 – present
Incumbent