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Having joined the CCP in 1983, he first became secretary of the Communist Youth League of [[Rui'an]], Zhejiang. Later serving in provincial department of civil affairs, he later became the party secretary of Yong Kang, Wenzhou, the Political Legal Affairs Secretary of Zhejiang and later the deputy party secretary of the province. He became the governor of Zhejiang in 2012, later the party secretary of Jiangsu province, and finally being transferred to the position of party secretary of Shanghai.{{cn|date=October 2022}}
Having joined the CCP in 1983, he first became secretary of the Communist Youth League of [[Rui'an]], Zhejiang. Later serving in provincial department of civil affairs, he later became the party secretary of Yong Kang, Wenzhou, the Political Legal Affairs Secretary of Zhejiang and later the deputy party secretary of the province. He became the governor of Zhejiang in 2012, later the party secretary of Jiangsu province, and finally being transferred to the position of party secretary of Shanghai.{{cn|date=October 2022}}


Having served together with current CCP general secretary [[Xi Jinping]] in Zhejiang, Li is seen as a [[New Zhijiang Army|close ally]] of Xi. Having been seen as a rising star in Chinese politics, the two-month lockdown in Shanghai in 2022 was considered to have dented his image.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Munroe |first=Tony |last2=Tian |first2=Yew Lun |date=2022-10-12 |title=After COVID lockdown, eyes on Shanghai chief at party congress |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/after-covid-lockdown-eyes-shanghai-chief-party-congress-2022-10-11/ |access-date=2022-10-20}}</ref> However, he nonetheless got promoted the the Politburo Standing Committee later in 2022.{{cn|date=October 2022}}<!-- attributed to whom? his public image may not matter as much as his CCP and Xi image. -->
Having served together with current CCP general secretary [[Xi Jinping]] in Zhejiang, Li is seen as a [[New Zhijiang Army|close ally]] of Xi. Having been seen as a rising star in Chinese politics, the two-month lockdown in Shanghai in 2022 was considered to have dented his image.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Munroe |first=Tony |last2=Tian |first2=Yew Lun |date=2022-10-12 |title=After COVID lockdown, eyes on Shanghai chief at party congress |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/after-covid-lockdown-eyes-shanghai-chief-party-congress-2022-10-11/ |access-date=2022-10-20}}</ref> He was nonetheless promoted to the Politburo Standing Committee later in 2022.{{cn|date=October 2022}}<!-- attributed to whom? his public image may not matter as much as his CCP and Xi image. -->


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==

Revision as of 21:23, 23 October 2022

This article is about the Party Secretary of Shanghai. For the Minister of Foreign Trade, see Li Qiang (minister). For other people, see Li Qiang (disambiguation).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Qiang
李强
File:Li Qiang en 2022.png
Li Qiang in 2022
Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 October 2017
DeputyGong Zheng (Mayor)
General secretaryXi Jinping
Preceded byHan Zheng
Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu
In office
June 2016 – October 2017
DeputyShi Taifeng (Governor)
Wu Zhenglong (Governor)
General secretaryXi Jinping
Preceded byLuo Zhijun
Succeeded byLou Qinjian
Governor of Zhejiang
In office
December 2012 – June 2016
Party secretaryXia Baolong
Preceded byXia Baolong
Succeeded byChe Jun
Personal details
Born (1959-07-23) 23 July 1959 (age 65)
Rui'an, Zhejiang, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materZhejiang Wanli University
China Sociology Correspondence University
Zhejiang University
Central Party School
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (EMBA)

Li Qiang (Chinese: 李强; pinyin: Lǐ Qiáng; born 23 July 1959) is a Chinese politician serving as the current party secretary of Shanghai since 29 October 2017.[1] He is a member of the 20th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and was also a member of the 19th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party.

Having joined the CCP in 1983, he first became secretary of the Communist Youth League of Rui'an, Zhejiang. Later serving in provincial department of civil affairs, he later became the party secretary of Yong Kang, Wenzhou, the Political Legal Affairs Secretary of Zhejiang and later the deputy party secretary of the province. He became the governor of Zhejiang in 2012, later the party secretary of Jiangsu province, and finally being transferred to the position of party secretary of Shanghai.[citation needed]

Having served together with current CCP general secretary Xi Jinping in Zhejiang, Li is seen as a close ally of Xi. Having been seen as a rising star in Chinese politics, the two-month lockdown in Shanghai in 2022 was considered to have dented his image.[2] He was nonetheless promoted to the Politburo Standing Committee later in 2022.[citation needed]

Early life and education

Li Qiang was born in Rui'an, Zhejiang in July 1959.

Li Qiang studied agricultural mechanization at the Ningbo Branch of Zhejiang Agricultural University (nowadays Zhejiang Wanli College) from 1978 to1982 and sociology at the private China Sociology Correspondence University (Chinese: 中国社会学函授大学; defunct in 2021) in Beijing from 1985 to 1987. He attended Zhejiang University for graduate studies in management engineering from 1995 to 1997 and the Central Party School for graduate studies in world economics from 2001 to 2004. Li received an executive Master of Business Administration from Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2005.[3][4]

Career

Li joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1983. He was the secretary of the Communist Youth League of Rui'an County. He then served in progressively senior roles in the provincial department of civil affairs. He later became the Communist Party secretary of the city of Yongkang, and then party secretary of the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou. In 2005, Li earned a seat on the provincial Party Standing Committee, serving under then party secretary Xi Jinping, and also became the secretary-general of the provincial party committee, in charge of administration and coordination.[5]

In February 2011, he became the Political and Legal Affairs Secretary of Zhejiang province, and several months later was made deputy party secretary.[6]

In December 2012 he became the acting governor of Zhejiang, succeeding Xia Baolong who was promoted to the provincial party secretary, and was officially elected as governor in January 2013.[5] In 2015, Li accompanied CCP leader Xi Jinping on a state visit to the United States. In June 2016, Li Qiang was named party secretary of Jiangsu province, one of the most important[citation needed] regional political positions in China. He served for 15 months - becoming the shortest serving Jiangsu party secretary in the history of the People's Republic.

In October 2017, following the 19th Party Congress, Li was appointed as the party secretary of Shanghai.[6] He is considered to be "business-friendly", having implemented pro-business policies policies while In Shanghai such as the opening of the STAR Market.[7][8] He has also implemented policies like lowering the threshold for internal migrants to obtain residency permits and creating five new towns to lessen the land supply shortage.[9] In 2022, Li was blamed for a two-month lockdown in Shanghai, which significantly impacted the economy.[10]

Li Qiang was an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2012–17)[5][6] In October 2017, he became a full member of the 19th CCP Central Committee and was elevated to the CCP Politburo.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Shanghai vows steps to become driver of high-quality growth". The Star. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  2. ^ Munroe, Tony; Tian, Yew Lun (2022-10-12). "After COVID lockdown, eyes on Shanghai chief at party congress". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  3. ^ Xinhua News Agency (2017-10-25). "李强同志简历-新华网". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 2022-10-19. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  4. ^ Zhang, Yu (2021-10-29). "北京26所民办学校办学许可证被注销". news.sina.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  5. ^ a b c 李强 [Li Qiang] (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  6. ^ a b c 李强 [Li Qiang] (in Chinese). People's Daily. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  7. ^ Xie, Keith Zhai and Stella Yifan. "China's New Slate of Top Leaders Stirs Concern Over Economy". WSJ. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  8. ^ "Xi Jinping promotes loyal Shanghai chief to upper echelons of power". Financial Times. 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  9. ^ "Li Qiang sheds Shanghai Covid chaos to enter Communist Party inner circle". South China Morning Post. 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  10. ^ Chia, Kyrstal (28 April 2022). "Xi in a Bind Over Who to Blame for Shanghai's Covid Outbreak". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  11. ^ "上海等3省市党委主要负责同志职务调整" (in Chinese). Xinhua. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  12. ^ "China Vitae : Biography of Li Qiang". www.chinavitae.com. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai
2017– 		Incumbent
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu
2016–2017 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Zhejiang
2012–2016 		Succeeded by
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