Li Yifei

Li Yifei
李邑飞
Communist Party Secretary of Ningxia
Assumed office
28 June 2024
DeputyZhang Yupu
Preceded byLiang Yanshun
Political Commissar of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
In office
19 October 2021 – 28 June 2024
Preceded byWang Junzheng
Succeeded byHe Zhongyou
Personal details
BornJanuary 1964 (age 60)
Mojiang County, Yunnan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materKunming Medical University
Tsinghua University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Yìfēi

Li Yifei (born January 1964) is a Chinese politician who is the current Communist Party Secretary of Ningxia, in office since June 2024. He previously served as political commissar and party secretary of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC).

He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He is a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Early life and education

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Li was born in Mojiang County, Yunnan, in January 1964. In 1980, he enrolled in Kunming Medical University, majoring in hygiene, after graduating in 1985, he worked at the university. He also earned his Master of Public Administration degree from Tsinghua University in 2008.[citation needed]

Career in Yunnan

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He got involved in politics in June 1986, when he was appointed as an official in the Yunnan Provincial Labor and Personnel Department and then to Yunnan Provincial Economic and Trade Commission in November 1998. In November 2001, he was made deputy director of Yunnan Provincial Nonferrous Geological Bureau, and served until July 2003, when he was transferred to Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and appointed deputy party secretary. In December 2009, he took office as deputy party secretary of Kunming, a major city and the capital of Yunnan. In December 2012, he became deputy secretary-general of Yunnan, rising to secretary-general in February 2015. He became a member of the Standing Committee of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 2016 before being assigned to the similar position in the neighboring Guizhou province in March 2017.[2] He also served as head of Organization Department of CCP Guizhou Provincial Committee between April 2017 and May 2020.[3]

Career in Xinjiang

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In May 2020, he was assigned to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where he was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Xinjiang Regional Committee, the region's top authority. He was head of Organization Department of CCP Xinjiang Regional Committee in June 2020, and held that office until July 2021, when he was promoted to become deputy party secretary of Xinjiang and party secretary of Education Committee.[4] On 19 October 2021, he took up the post of political commissar and party secretary of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, concurrently serving as chairman of China Xinjian Group Corporation. His predecessor Wang Junzheng was appointed party secretary of Tibet.[5]

Career in Ningxia

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On 26 June 2024, Li was appointed party secretary of Ningxia, succeeding Liang Yanshun.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (5 May 2017). 贵州省选举产生39名党的十九大代表(名单). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ 云南省委组织部部长李小三、省委秘书长李邑飞任省委常委. thepaper (in Chinese). 10 May 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ 李邑飞任贵州省委组织部部长,孙永春不再担任. thepaper (in Chinese). 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (19 July 2021). 李邑飞任新疆维吾尔自治区党委副书记、教育工委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  5. ^ Jia Nan (贾楠) (2021-10-19). 黑龙江等5省区党委主要负责同志职务调整. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  6. ^ "CPC appoints new Party chiefs for 3 provincial-level regions". Xinhua News Agency. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by Secretary-General of Yunnan Provincial People's Government
2015–2016
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Secretary-General of CPC Yunnan Provincial Committee
2016–2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by Head of Organization Department of CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee
2017–2020
Succeeded by
Preceded by Head of Organization Department of CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee
2020–2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary of Education Committee of CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee
2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by Political Commissar of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
2021–2024
Succeeded by
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Ningxia
2024–present
Incumbent