Xu Kunlin (; born May 1965) is a Chinese politician who is the current
governor of Jiangsu The politics of Jiangsu Province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China.
The Governor of Jiangsu is the highest-ranking official in the People's Gove ...
, in office since 19 October 2021. Previously he served as party secretary of a major city, of
Suzhou
Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...
, the largest city in Jiangsu.
Biography
Xu was born in
Yongchun County
Yongchun (; Min Nan: Éng-chhun; lit. 'eternal spring') is a county in western Quanzhou city of southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China, located on the upper reaches of the Jin River (Fujian), Jin River. It is under the administration ...
,
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...
, in May 1965. In 1980, he enrolled in Hangzhou Institute of Commerce (now
Zhejiang Gongshang University), majoring in planning statistics, where he graduated in 1984.
After university, in August 1984, he was despatched to State Administration of commodity Prices (now
National Development and Reform Commission
The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (NDRC), formerly State Planning Commission and State Development Planning Commission, is a macroeconomic management agency under the State Council, which has br ...
), where he worked successively as director of the Department of Price Supervision, director of the Department of Fixed Assets Investment, and deputy secretary-general.
In March 2017, he took office of vice mayor of
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
, one of the four
direct-administered municipalities of China and one of China's economic centers.
In September 2020, he was transferred to the neighboring
Jiangsu
Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...
province and appointed party secretary of
Suzhou
Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...
, the top political position in the capital city. And he was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. On 19 October 2021, he was promoted to acting
governor of Jiangsu The politics of Jiangsu Province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China.
The Governor of Jiangsu is the highest-ranking official in the People's Gove ...
, replacing
Wu Zhenglong
Wu Zhenglong (; born November 1964) is a Chinese politician and current Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu. Previously, he was Governor of Jiangsu and Communist Party Secretary of Nanjing. Born in Jiangsu, Wu served in Chongqing, then Shanxi, ...
.
References
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1965 births
Living people
People from Yongchun County
Zhejiang Gongshang University alumni
People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangsu
Governors of Jiangsu