Deng Kai (; born December 1959) is a Chinese politician currently serving as the deputy party secretary of the

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. He was previously deputy Party Secretary of

Henan Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...

province. He worked for most of his career in

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province.

Biography

Deng Kai was born in Gai County, Liaoning in 1959. He attended Jilin University and obtained a degree in Chinese literature; he also has a master's degree in economics. He joined the workforce in July 1984. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1986. For much of his earlier career he worked for the provincial

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organization. He served there until 1997 when he was transferred to work for the provincial party's Organization Department, handling administrative affairs. He was named a deputy head of the department in 1998. In 2002 Deng became a member of the

provincial Party Standing Committee Members of the standing committees of the Chinese Communist Party provincial-level committees, commonly referred to as ''Shengwei Changwei'' (), make up the top ranks of the provincial-level organizations of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). I ...

and the head of the provincial propaganda department. In 2004 he was named party chief of the

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. In April 2011 he was transferred to Henan to serve as the chief of the organization department in that province; in October he was elevated to deputy party chief. In August 2012 he was named the head of the provincial Party School, and the head of the provincial College of Administrative Affairs. Deng was transferred to the

in February 2017 to take on a leading post there. Deng is an alternate member of the

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. He was also a delegate to the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deng, Kai 1959 births Living people Alternate members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Chinese Communist Party politicians from Liaoning Jilin University alumni Members of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress People's Republic of China politicians from Liaoning Politicians from Yingkou