Li Zhilun (; 10 March 1942 – 28 April 2007) was a Chinese politician who served as minister of Supervision from 2003 until his death in 2007. He was a representative of the 13th,

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, and

16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in Beijing between November 8 and 14, 2002. It was preceded by the 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. 2,114 delegates and 40 specially invited delegates ...

. He was a member of the

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Biography

Li was born in

Jinzhou Jinzhou (, ), formerly Chinchow, is a coastal prefecture-level city in central-west Liaoning province, China. It is a geographically strategic city located in the Liaoxi Corridor, which connects most of the land transports between North Chin ...

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

, on 10 March 1942. In 1962, he was accepted to Beijing Institute of Political Science (now

China University of Political Science and Law China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 中国政法大学; Traditional Chinese characters, traditional Chinese: 中國政法大學; pinyin: ''Zhōngguó Zhèngfǎ Dàxué'', abbr. � ...

), majoring in politics and law. He joined the

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(CCP) in January 1964. After university in 1967, he was assigned to the government of Baoting County (now

Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County Bǎotíng Li and Miao Autonomous County () is an autonomous county in Hainan, China. One of the six autonomous counties on the island, its postal code is 572300. Baoting spans an area of , and has a population of about 168,000 as of 2020. Histor ...

). In January 1979, he was transferred to Beijing and became an official in the

Communist Youth League of China The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC), also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League (CYL), is a youth movement of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, run by the ...

. He was president of the ''

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'' in April 1985, and held that office until January 1987. He was despatched to the

Ministry of Supervision The Ministry of Supervision of the People's Republic of China (MOS) was a Cabinet-level department of the State Council responsible for maintaining an efficient, disciplined, clean and honest government, and educate public servants about their d ...

in January 1987. He moved up the ranks to become vice minister in March 1992 and minister in March 2003. He also served as deputy secretary of the

Central Commission for Discipline Inspection The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is the highest internal control institution of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), tasked with enforcing internal rules and regulations and combating corruption and malfeasance in the par ...

. On 28 April 2007, he died of a sudden illness at the age of 65.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Zhilun 1942 births 2007 deaths People from Jinzhou China University of Political Science and Law alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Liaoning Chinese Communist Party politicians from Liaoning Members of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party