Li Chengyu (, born August 1946) is a Chinese politician. He served as the Governor of

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between 2003 and 2008, and president of

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between 2008 and 2011.

Biography

Li Chengyu was born in

Haiyuan County Haiyuan County (, Xiao'erjing: خَيْ‌يُوًا ثِيًا) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhongwei in the southwest of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is bordered b ...

, Ningxia in 1946. He joined the

Communist Party of China The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...

in 1971. In 1978, he became head of the Communist Youth League in Ningxia. In 1985 he became the commissioner of the Yinnan Prefecture (mayor equivalent). Between 1988 and 1992 he served as Vice-Chairman of Ningxia. In 1992, he was transferred to Henan to serve as Vice Governor of that province. In 1995 he earned a seat on the Henan

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 ...

. In January 2003 Li was named deputy party chief of Henan. Li served as the

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from 2003 to 2008. In 2008 he became president of the

. He left office after having reached age 65, the typical retirement age for provincial-level officials. He went on to sit on the

National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee The National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee () is one of nine Special committee of the National People's Congress, special committees of the National People's Congress, the national legislature of the People's Republic o ...

until 2013. In 2013, he became a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and a member of its population and environment committee. He was the alternate member of the

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and a member of the

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Biography of Li Chengyu

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