Li Bin (; born October 1954) is a Chinese politician of Manchu descent from

Fushun Fushun (, formerly romanised as ''Fouchouen'', using French spelling, also as Fuxi ()) is a prefecture level city in Liaoning province, China, about east of Shenyang, with a total area of , of which is the city proper. Situated on the Hun Rive ...

, in Liaoning province. She was the only Minister in charge of the National Health and Family Planning Commission existing from March 2013 to March 2018. She currently served as one of the vice-chairpersons of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since March 2018. She graduated from Jilin University with a degree in

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...

, and went on to receive her doctorate and conduct research in the same field. Li is a member of the

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...

. She was chairperson and party secretary of the National Population and Family Planning Commission (2008–2011). She became vice- and acting governor of

Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

province in 2011, and was Governor of the province from February 2012 to March 2013. She is only the fourth woman to assume the Governorship of a provincial level division in China, following Gu Xiulian,

Uyunqimg Uyunqimg or Oyunchimeg (, mn, , Оюунчимэг, translit=Oyuunchimeg, ; born December 1942) is a retired Chinese politician of Mongol ethnicity. Between 2008 and 2013, she served as a Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee of the National Pe ...

and Song Xiuyan. After graduating from Jilin University, Li continued to work in

Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea ( Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

province. During her thirty years working in the province, Li worked in a variety of roles, including as deputy governor. In August 2007, she became the deputy chairperson and party secretary of the National Population and Family Planning Commission. She was promoted to Chairperson in March 2008. At the first plenary session of 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 t ...

in March 2013, she was elected as the first chairperson of the newly formed National Health and Family Planning Commission. Li is a member of the 17th and 18th, also 19th Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Bin 1954 births Manchu people People's Republic of China politicians from Liaoning Living people Jilin University alumni Chinese Communist Party politicians from Liaoning Politicians from Fushun Political office-holders in Anhui Chinese women in politics Vice Chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference