Early life and education
Chen was born in Taishun County, Zhejiang. He graduated with a degree in physics from Lishui Teacher's College (now Lishui University), where he served as a leader in the school's Communist Youth League of China, Communist Youth League.Political career
He has served as deputy Secretary-General of Zhejiang Party Committee. In 2012 he became party secretary of Jinhua. On 3 January 2013, he became Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary, Communist Party Secretary of Wenzhou, a post which he served until 1 December 2015. Between December 2014 and December 2015, Chen was also a member of the Zhejiang Chinese Communist Party Provincial Standing Committee, Communist Party Standing Committee. Chen later became the deputy director of the Office of the Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms in 2015 until 2016. On 26 June 2017, Chen was appointed as the Communist Party Secretary of Wuhan, a position he held until 20 March 2018, as well as deputy party secretary of Hubei. In March 2018, Chen Yixin succeeded Wang Yongqing as the Secretary-General of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission. In 2020, Chen was announced to be leading efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, 2019-20 coronavirus epidemic.References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Yixin 1959 births Living people People's Republic of China politicians from Zhejiang Chinese Communist Party politicians from Zhejiang Politicians from Wenzhou Alternate members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party