Preceded by Xia Baolong Name Li Qiang | Role Chinese Politician Party Communist Party of China | |
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Political party Communist Party of China Alma mater Central Party School of the Communist Party of China Education Central Party School of the Communist Party of China | ||
Li Qiang (Chinese: 李强; born July 1959) is a Chinese politician and senior regional official. He is the current Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu. Between 2012 and 2016, he was Governor of Zhejiang province. Prior to his governorship, Li served successively as the party chief of Wenzhou, the Secretary-General of the Zhejiang party committee, and Deputy Party Secretary of Zhejiang.
Career
Li Qiang was born in Rui'an, Zhejiang in 1959. He attended Zhejiang Agricultural University (now a part of Zhejiang University), where he majored in agricultural mechanization. He joined the Communist Party of China in April 1983. He was the chief 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 Chief of the city of Yongkang, and then party chief of the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou. In 2005, Li earned a seat on the provincial Party Standing Committee, serving under then party chief Xi Jinping, and also became the secretary-general of the provincial party committee, in charge of administration and coordination.
Li holds a master's degree in Business Administration from the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China.
In February 2011, he became the Political and Legal Affairs Secretary of Zhejiang province, and several months later was made deputy party chief.
In December 2012 he became the acting governor of Zhejiang, succeeding Xia Baolong who was promoted to the provincial party chief, and was officially elected as Governor in January 2013. In 2015, Li accompanied Xi Jinping on a state visit to the United States. In June 2016, Li Qiang was named party chief of Jiangsu province, one of the most important regional political positions in China.
Li Qiang is an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.