Jing Junhai (; born December 1960) is a Chinese politician, serving since 2018 as the
Governor of Jilin. Jing spent much of his career in
Shaanxi
Shaanxi is a Provinces of China, province in north Northwestern China. It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north; Shanxi and Henan to the east; Hubei, Chongqing, and Sichuan to the south; and Gansu and Ningxia to t ...
province.
Biography
Jing was born in
Baishui County,
Shaanxi
Shaanxi is a Provinces of China, province in north Northwestern China. It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north; Shanxi and Henan to the east; Hubei, Chongqing, and Sichuan to the south; and Gansu and Ningxia to t ...
province. He joined the
Chinese Communist Party in July 1982. He attended
Xi'an University of Electronics and Technology (now
Xidian University) with a degree in physics. He stayed at the university to become a lecturer; in June 1992 he was promoted to associate professor.
In September 1992, he was named a project leader with the Xi'an Technology and Development Zone; there he was responsible for liaising with investors outside of mainland China and headed its innovation center. In August 1997 he was promoted to deputy head of the development zone. In May 2002 he was named head of the Xi'an Development and Planning Commission. In January 2003, he became administrative head of the development zone. In November 2005, he was named a member of the Xi'an party standing committee. In January 2008, he was appointed vice governor of Shaanxi province. In May 2012, Jing was named head of the provincial party propaganda department and a member of the Shaanxi
provincial party standing committee. It was said that during this time Jing worked on the expansion of the tombs of
Xi Zhongxun.
Jing was named deputy head of the
Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party in July 2015 and deputy party chief of
Beijing
Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...
in April 2017. In January 2018, Jing was appointed Governor of
Jilin Province. In November 2020, Jing was appointed as the CCP Secretary of Jilin. He was removed from that post in June 2024.
References
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Governors of Jilin
1960 births
Alternates of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shaanxi
Politicians from Weinan
Xidian University alumni
Academic staff of Xidian University
Living people
Political office-holders in Beijing
Political office-holders in Shaanxi
People's Republic of China politicians from Shaanxi
Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress
Standing Members of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee