Li Jinbin (; born February 1958) is a Chinese politician who has served as the

Communist Party Secretary A Party Committee Secretary () is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organization in a province, city, village, or other administrative unit. In most cases, it is the ''de facto'' highest political office of its area of jurisdictio ...

of Anhui since 2016. Originally from Sichuan province, Li spent his early career in Jilin province. He was Vice-Governor of

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 ...

from 2002 to 2007. He then worked briefly in

Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see #Name, § Name) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichu ...

before being transferred to Anhui to take on increasingly senior leadership roles.

Biography

Li Jinbin was born in February 1958 in

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

province. He joined the work force in December 1974, and the

Communist Party of China 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 ...

in September 1978. He has a doctoral degree in law. Li spent much of his career in

province in

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. He worked at the education bureau of Jilin, before serving as Deputy

Communist Party Chief A Party Committee Secretary () is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organization in a province, city, village, or other administrative unit. In most cases, it is the ''de facto'' highest political office of its area of jurisdictio ...

Changchun Changchun (, ; ), also romanized as Ch'angch'un, is the capital and largest city of Jilin Province, People's Republic of China. Lying in the center of the Songliao Plain, Changchun is administered as a , comprising 7 districts, 1 county and 3 c ...

, the provincial capital. He later served as Mayor of

Tonghua Tonghua () is a prefecture-level city in the south of Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It borders North Korea's Chagang Province to the south and southeast, Baishan to the east, Jilin City to the north, Liaoyuan to the northwest, an ...

city and Party Chief of

Liaoyuan Liaoyuan () is a prefecture-level city in Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It is bounded on the west and south by Tieling of Liaoning province, west and north by Siping, and east by Tonghua and Jilin City. Liaoyuan lies some south of C ...

city. He became Vice-Governor of Jilin province in August 2002. From 2002 to 2007 he studied at the graduate 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 Doub ...

on a part-time basis. In 2007, Li was appointed director of the Organization Department of the

party committee. Beginning in 2013, Li experienced a series of rapid promotions. In April that year, he was appointed Deputy Party Secretary 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. On 8 June 2015, he became Acting Governor of Anhui, succeeding

Wang Xuejun Wang Xuejun (; born December 1952) is a Chinese politician and former senior regional official. He served as the Governor of Anhui from 2013 to 2015, then was promoted to Communist Party Secretary of Anhui, a position he held from 2015 to 2016. ...

, who had been promoted to provincial party chief; he was confirmed as governor on July 28. Just over a year later, in August 2016, Li was elevated again to provincial party chief, again succeeding Wang Xuejun. Although it was considered conventional practice for a sitting governor to advance to the party chief position, the rapid pace of the promotions between 2013 and 2016 was notable. On 23 October 2021, he was appointed vice chairperson of the

National People's Congress Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee The National People's Congress Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee () is one of nine special committees of the National People's Congress, the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. The special committee ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Jinbin Living people 1958 births Chinese Communist Party politicians from Sichuan People's Republic of China politicians from Sichuan Governors of Anhui Politicians from Chengdu Political office-holders in Jilin Political office-holders in Shaanxi Mayors of places in China Jilin University alumni Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress Delegates to the 9th National People's Congress