Li Wei (; born January 1958) is a Chinese politician and the current chairman of the Standing Committee of the

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

Municipal People's Congress. A native of Zhangjiagang,

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its c ...

, Li entered the workforce in June 1975 and joined the

Chinese Communist Party 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 Ci ...

(CCP) in July 1977. Li graduated from

Nanjing University Nanjing University (NJU; ) is a national public research university in Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is a member of C9 League and a Class A Double First Class University designated by the Chinese central government. NJU has two main campuses: the Xianli ...

with an undergraduate major in

Chinese language Chinese (, especially when referring to written Chinese) is a group of languages spoken natively by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in Greater China. About 1.3 billion people (or approximately 16% of the ...

and a master's degree in law. In May 2013, Li was appointed as a standing member of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee, as well as head of the Committee's propaganda department. In January 2017, he was transferred to serve as chairman of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress. In January 2018, Li was elected as a Beijing delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

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