Li Zhaozhuo ( Chinese: 李兆焯; Zhuang: Leix Ciucuek; born September 1944) is a politician of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...

. He currently serves as vice chairman of the 11th

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, zh, 中国人民政治协商会议), also known as the People's PCC (, ) or simply the PCC (), is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of ...

(CPPCC). Born in Pingguo County,

Guangxi Province Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ( ...

, Li belongs to the Zhuang nationality. He graduated from the department of

civil engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewa ...

Guangxi University Guangxi University (), known as Xida (), is a provincial research university located in Nanning, Guangxi and the oldest and largest university in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The university helped pioneer higher education in central an ...

, majoring in agricultural hydraulic engineering. He started working in September 1968, and joined 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 Ci ...

(CCP) in June 1974. He then served in various posts in

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ( ...

. Li was eventually elevated to the post of secretary of the CCP

Nanning Nanning (; ; za, Namzningz) is the capital and largest city by population of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush subtropical foliage. Located in the South o ...

municipal committee, and later vice secretary of the CCP Guangxi committee. In 1998, the former Party chief,

Cheng Kejie Cheng Kejie (; 13 November 1933 – 14 September 2000) was a Chinese government official who was executed for bribery.

, was sentenced to capital punishment after engaging in extensive bribery. Li was chosen to succeed him as the secretary of the CCP Guangxi committee. He retired from this post in March 2003. Since then, he has served as vice chairman of the CPPCC. Li was a member of the 15th and 16th Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party, and is a current member of the 17th Central Committee. He has been the vice chairman of the 10th and 11th CPPCC.

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1944 births Living people People's Republic of China politicians from Guangxi Chinese Communist Party politicians from Guangxi People from Baise Zhuang people Political office-holders in Guangxi Vice Chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Guangxi University alumni {{china-politician-stub