Li Keqiang

Li Keqiang
李克强
Premier of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 March 2013
President	Xi Jinping
Vice Premier	Zhang Gaoli Liu Yandong Wang Yang Ma Kai
Preceded by	Wen Jiabao
First Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
In office 17 March 2008 – 15 March 2013 Serving with Hui Liangyu, Zhang Dejiang, Wang Qishan
Premier	Wen Jiabao
Preceded by	Wu Yi (Acting)
Succeeded by	Zhang Gaoli
Communist Party Secretary of Liaoning
In office December 2004 – October 2007
Deputy	Zhang Wenyue (Governor)
Preceded by	Wen Shizhen
Succeeded by	Zhang Wenyue
Communist Party Secretary of Henan
In office December 2002 – December 2004
Deputy	Li Chengyu (Governor)
Preceded by	Chen Kuiyuan
Succeeded by	Xu Guangchun
First Secretary of the Communist Youth League of China
In office May 1993 – June 1998
Preceded by	Song Defu
Succeeded by	Zhou Qiang
Personal details
Born	(1955-07-01) 1 July 1955 (age 61) Dingyuan County, Anhui Province, China
Political party	Communist Party
Spouse(s)	Cheng Hong
Children	1
Residence	Zhongnanhai
Alma mater	Peking University (B.A., Ph.D.)
Cabinet	Li Keqiang Government
Website	Premier Li Keqiang
Central institution membership 2007–: 17th, 18th Politburo Standing Committee 2007–: 17th, 18th Politburo 1997–: Full member, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th Central Committee 1993–1998: Delegate, 8th National People's Congress Leading group posts 2014–: Deputy Leader, Leading Group for Internet Security and Informatization 2013–: Deputy Leader, Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs 2013–: Deputy Leader, Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms 2013–: Leader, Leading Group for Climate Change and Emissions Reduction 2008–2013: Leader, Leading Group for Health Care Reform 2008–2013: Leader, Leading Group for Coordinating the South-North Water Transfer Project 2008–2013: Leader, Leading Group for Coordinating the Three Gorges Dam Project Other offices held 2013–: Vice Chairman, National Security Commission 2013–: Chairman, State Commission for Public Sector Reform 2013–: Chairman, National Defense Mobilization Commission 2013–: Chairman, National Energy Commission 2013–: Chairman, Central Institutional Organization Commission 2005–2007: Chairman, Liaoning Provincial People's Congress 2003–2004: Chairman, Henan Provincial People's Congress 1999–2003: Governor of Henan 1998–2003: Director of the Yellow River Flood Response Headquarters 1993–1998: Principal of the Chinese Youth Political Academy 1982–1983: Communist Youth League Secretary, Peking University

Li Keqiang
"Li Keqiang" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese	李克强
Traditional Chinese	李克強
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Kèqiáng IPA [lì kʰɤ̂.tɕʰjǎŋ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Léih Hāk-kèuhng

Li Keqiang (Chinese: 李克强; Mandarin: [lì kʰɤ̂.tɕʰjǎŋ]; born 1 July 1955) is the current Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. An economist by training, Li is China's head of government as well as one of the leading figures behind Chinese economic policy. He is also the second-ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, the de facto top decision-making body of the country. Li is a major part of the "fifth generation of Chinese leadership". Li was named the World's 12th Most Powerful Person by the Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People in 2015 and 2016.

Li rose through the ranks through his involvement in the Communist Youth League. From 1998 to 2004, Li served as the Governor of Henan and the province's party secretary. From 2004 to 2007 he served as the Party Secretary of Liaoning, the top political office in the province. From 2008 to 2013, Li served as the first-ranked Vice-Premier under then-Premier Wen Jiabao, overseeing a broad portfolio which included economic development, price controls, finance, climate change, and macroeconomic management.