Lian Yimin (; born 5 March 1964) is a Chinese politician currently serving as chairman of the

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Provincial Committee of the

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, in office since January 2014. Previously he served as chairman of the

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Provincial Committee of the

. He was a representative of the

19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (commonly referred to as ''Shíjiǔ Dà''; ) was held at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, between 18 and 24 October 2017. 2,280 delegates represented the party's estimated 89 mill ...

and is a representative of the

20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), commonly referred to as ''Èrshí Dà'' (), opened in Beijing on 16 October 2022 and closed on 22 October 2022. The CCP Congress endorsed the membership list of the Central Commissi ...

. He was a delegate to the

12th National People's Congress The 12th National People's Congress was elected in national congressional conferences from October 2012 to February 2013 and was in session from 2013 to 2018. It succeeded the 11th National People's Congress. It held five plenary sessions in ...

. He was a member of the 14th National Committee of the

and is a member of the 14th National Committee of the

Early life and education

Lian was born in Pingyao County,

Shanxi Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-lev ...

, on 5 March 1964. In 1981, he enrolled at

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (; abbreviation, abbr. THU) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, Minis ...

, where he majored in optical instrument. After university in 1986, he did his postgraduate work at Shanxi University. Upon graduation, he stayed for teaching, and eventually became deputy director of the Institute of Optoelectronics in September 1991.

Career

Shanxi

He joined the

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(CCP) in July 1984, and got involved in politics in February 1992, when he worked in the Office of the Shanxi Provincial People's Government. He was manager of Shanxi Provincial Transportation Information and Communication Company in September 1993 and subsequently director of Shanxi Provincial Transportation Computer Communication Center in December 1996. In October 2000, he became deputy director of Shanxi Provincial Science and Technology Department, rising to director in September 2006. In February 2011, he was named acting mayor of the capital city

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, confirmed in the following month. He also served as

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and member of the CCP Taiyuan Municipal Committee, the city's top authority. In March 2013, he became secretary-general of Shanxi Provincial People's Government, and than head of the

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of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee in November 2016. After a brief term, he was appointed head of the Publicity Department of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee in March 2018. In June 2019, he was made secretary-general of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee and was admitted to member of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.

Hebei

In October 2020, he was appointed head of the Organization Department of the CCP Hebei Provincial Committee and was admitted to member of the CCP

Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. He was chosen as specifically designated deputy party secretary in September 2021, concurrently serving as secretary-general. On 14 January 2023, he became chairman of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the

, the provincial advisory body.

Zhejiang

He was transferred to the coastal province

in December 2023 and appointed chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the

in January 2024.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lian, Yimin 1964 births Living people People from Pingyao County Tsinghua University alumni Shanxi University alumni Mayors of Taiyuan People's Republic of China politicians from Shanxi Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shanxi Members of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the 14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress