Jing Junhai (; born December 1960) is a Chinese politician, serving since 2018 as the

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

. Jing spent much of his career in

Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichu ...

province.

Biography

Jing was born in Baishui County,

province. He joined the

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in July 1982. He attended Xi'an University of Electronics and Technology (now

Xidian University Xidian University () is a public research university in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, that is administered by the Ministry of Education of China. Xidian focuses on electronics and information education and research, and has programs covering enginee ...

) with a degree in physics. He stayed at the university to become a lecturer; in June 1992 he was promoted to associate professor. In September 1992, he was named a project leader with the Xi'an Technology and Development Zone; there he was responsible for liaising with investors outside of mainland China and headed its innovation center. In August 1997 he was promoted to deputy head of the development zone. In May 2002 he was named head of the Xi'an Development and Planning Commission. In January 2003, he became administrative head of the development zone. In November 2005, he was named a member of the Xi'an party standing committee. In January 2008, he was appointed vice governor of Shaanxi province. In May 2012, Jing was named head of the provincial party propaganda department and a member of the Shaanxi

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. It was said that during this time Jing worked on the expansion of the tombs of

Xi Zhongxun Xi Zhongxun (15 October 1913 – 24 May 2002) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and a subsequent political official in the People's Republic of China. He is considered to be among the first and second generation of Chinese leadership. ...

. Jing was named deputy head of the

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in July 2015 and deputy party chief of

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in April 2017. In January 2018, Jing was appointed Governor of

Province. In November 2020, Jing was appointed as the CCP Secretary of Jilin.

References

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