Li Lihui (; born May 1952) is a Chinese banker who served as president of the
Bank of China from 2004 to 2014.
Biography
Li was born in
Putian
Putian or Putien (, Putian dialect: ''Pó-chéng''), also known as Puyang (莆阳) and Puxian (莆仙), historically known as Xinghua or Hing Hwa (), is a prefecture-level city in eastern Fujian province, China. It borders Fuzhou City to the nor ...
,
Fujian, in May 1952. In 1974, he was admitted to
Xiamen University, majoring in finance.
Li joined the
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in February 1975. After university in 1977, he was assigned to the
People's Bank of China. Beginning in September 1984, he served in several posts in the
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC; ) is a Chinese multinational bank.
Founded as a limited company on 1 January 1984, ICBC is a state-owned commercial bank. With capital provided by the Ministry of Finance of China, the ...
, including vice president of
Fujian Branch, chief representative of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in
Singapore, and general manager of International Business Department. He was elevated to vice president of the bank in July 1994.
In September 2002, he was appointed vice governor of
Hainan, but having held the position for almost two years. In August 2004, he became president of the
Bank of China, and served until January 2014.
References
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1952 births
Living people
People from Putian
Xiamen University alumni
Peking University alumni
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party alumni
Chinese bankers
People's Republic of China politicians from Fujian
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Fujian
Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress