Li Bin (; born October 1954) is a
Chinese
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politician of
Manchu descent from
Fushun
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, in
Liaoning
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province. She was the only Minister in charge of the
National Health and Family Planning Commission
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existing from March 2013 to March 2018. She currently served as one of the vice-chairpersons of the 13th National Committee of the
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
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since March 2018.
She graduated from
Jilin University
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with a degree in
economics
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, and went on to receive her doctorate and conduct research in the same field. Li is a member of the
Chinese Communist Party
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. She was chairperson and party secretary of the
National Population and Family Planning Commission
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(2008–2011).
She became vice- and acting governor of
Anhui
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province in 2011, and was Governor of the province from February 2012 to March 2013. She is only the fourth woman to assume the Governorship of a provincial level division in China, following
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,
Uyunqimg
Uyunqimg or Oyunchimeg (, mn, , Оюунчимэг, translit=Oyuunchimeg, ; born December 1942) is a retired Chinese politician of Mongol ethnicity. Between 2008 and 2013, she served as a Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee of the National Pe ...
and
Song Xiuyan.
After graduating from Jilin University, Li continued to work in
Jilin
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province. During her thirty years working in the province, Li worked in a variety of roles, including as deputy governor. In August 2007, she became the deputy chairperson and party secretary of the National Population and Family Planning Commission. She was promoted to Chairperson in March 2008.
At the first plenary session of the
12th National People's Congress in March 2013, she was elected as the first chairperson of the newly formed
National Health and Family Planning Commission
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.
Li is a member of the
17th and
18th
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, also 19th Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party.
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1954 births
Manchu people
People's Republic of China politicians from Liaoning
Living people
Jilin University alumni
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Liaoning
Politicians from Fushun
Political office-holders in Anhui
Chinese women in politics
Vice Chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference