Bu Xiaolin (; mn, ; born August 1958) is a Chinese politician of Mongol descent. She had served as chairwoman of the

Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...

Autonomous Region People's Government (equivalent of a provincial governor) since March 2016. She is the daughter of Buhe, a former chairman of Inner Mongolia, and the granddaughter of

Ulanhu Ulanhu or Ulanfu ( 23 December 1907 – 8 December 1988), born Yun Ze (), was the founding Chairman of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, serving from 1947 to 1966. An ethnic Tumed Mongol, he took the nom de guerre Ulanhu () and had n ...

, the founding chairman of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and a Vice President of China.

Biography

Bu Xiaolin was born in August 1958 in Tumed Left Banner, Inner Mongolia. She briefly worked as a

sent-down youth The sent-down, rusticated, or "educated" youth (), also known as the ''zhiqing'', were the young people who—beginning in the 1950s until the end of the Cultural Revolution, willingly or under coercion—left the urban districts of the ...

at the end of the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goa ...

, before enlisting in the

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. She served as a

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in No. 291 Hospital of the Inner Mongolia Military District from 1977 to 1980. In September 1980 she entered

Peking University Peking University (PKU; ) is a public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charte ...

and graduated with a degree in economic law four years later. After graduation she briefly taught law at

Inner Mongolia University Inner Mongolia University is a university in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, under the authority of the Inner Mongolia regional government. It is a member of the Chinese state Double First Class University Plan and former Project 211, and identified as a ...

, before joining the regional government of Inner Mongolia in 1985. From 1998 to 2001 she enrolled in the law school of

Jilin University Jilin University (JLU; ; often abbreviated JLU or ) is a leading national research university located in Changchun, China. It is under the direct jurisdiction of China's Ministry of Education. It is a Chinese Ministry of Education Class A Do ...

on a part-time basis, earning a doctoral degree in law in 2001. From 2003 to 2006 she conducted post-doctoral research at the Institute of Sociology of the

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) is a Chinese research institute and think tank. The institution is the premier comprehensive national academic research organization in the People's Republic of China for the study in the fields of ...

. She was appointed Chief of

Alxa League Alxa League or Ālāshàn League (; mn, , Mongolian Cyrillic. Алшаа аймаг) is one of 12 prefecture level divisions and 3 extant leagues of Inner Mongolia. The league borders Mongolia to the north, Bayan Nur to the northeast, Wuha ...

in September 2004, and Communist Party secretary two years later. In January 2008 she was promoted to Vice-Chairwoman of Inner Mongolia. In January 2014, she became Head of the

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department of Inner Mongolia, as well as a member of the Regional Party Standing Committee. She succeeded the position left vacant by

Wang Suyi Wang Suyi (; born June 1961) is a Chinese politician of Mongol ethnic ancestry. Wang was part of the senior political ranks of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region until 2013. During his career, he served as the Mayor and Party Secretary of Bay ...

, who was investigated for corruption and later sentenced to life in prison. On 30 March 2016, Bu Xiaolin was appointed acting chairwoman of Inner Mongolia, succeeding

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, who had resigned. Bu Xiaolin was the second woman to serve as leader of the Inner Mongolia government, and the sixth woman in the history of Communist-ruled China (after

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, Uyunqimg,

Song Xiuyan Song Xiuyan (, born October 1955 in Tianjin) is a politician in the People's Republic of China and was the 17th Governor of Qinghai province in the China. Song was China's second female governor. She is currently the Vice President of the All-C ...

, Li Bin and

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) to serve as the head of a provincial-level government. She was confirmed as chairwoman on June 23. On 20 August 2021, she was appointed vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee.

Family

Bu Xiaolin is the daughter of Buhe and the granddaughter of

, who both served as chairman of Inner Mongolia. Ulanhu was a founding general and Vice President of the People's Republic of China.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bu, Xiaolin 1958 births Living people Chinese people of Mongolian descent Political office-holders in Inner Mongolia People's Republic of China politicians from Inner Mongolia Chinese Communist Party politicians from Inner Mongolia People from Hohhot Peking University alumni Jilin University alumni Inner Mongolia University faculty 21st-century Chinese women politicians 21st-century Chinese politicians Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress Delegates to the 10th National People's Congress