Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping
习近平
Xi Jinping in 2013
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 November 2012
Hierarchy	18th Party Politburo Standing Committee 1. Himself 2. Li Keqiang 3. Zhang Dejiang 4. Yu Zhengsheng 5. Liu Yunshan 6. Wang Qishan 7. Zhang Gaoli
Preceded by	Hu Jintao
7th President of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 March 2013
Premier	Li Keqiang
Vice President	Li Yuanchao
Preceded by	Hu Jintao
Chairman of the Central Military Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 November 2012 (Party Commission) 14 March 2013 (State Commission)
Deputy	Fan Changlong Xu Qiliang
Preceded by	Hu Jintao
Commander-in-chief of Joint battle command of People's Liberation Army
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 April 2016
Preceded by	office established
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission
In office 18 October 2010 – 15 November 2012 (Party Commission) 28 October 2010 – 14 March 2013 (State Commission) Serving with Guo Boxiong & Xu Caihou
Chairman	Hu Jintao
Vice President of the People's Republic of China
In office 14 March 2008 – 14 March 2013
President	Hu Jintao
Preceded by	Zeng Qinghong
Succeeded by	Li Yuanchao
Personal details
Born	(1953-06-15) 15 June 1953 (age 63) Beijing, People's Republic of China
Political party	Communist Party of China (1974-present)
Spouse(s)	Ke Lingling (divorced) Peng Liyuan (m. 1987)
Relations	Xi Zhongxun (father) Qi Xin (mother) Qi Qiaoqiao (sister) Qi An'an (sister) Xi Heping (brother) Xi Qianping (brother) Xi Zhengning (brother) Xi Yuanping (brother) Deng Jiagui (brother-in-law)
Children	Xi Mingze (daughter)
Residence	Zhongnanhai
Alma mater	Tsinghua University
Central institution membership 2007–: 17th, 18th Politburo Standing Committee 2007–: 17th, 18th Politburo 2007–: Secretary (first-ranked), 17th Central Secretariat 2002–: Full member, 16th, 17th, 18th Central Committee 1997–2002: Alternate member, 15th Central Committee 1998–: Delegate, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th National People's Congress Central leading group posts 2014–: Leader, Leading Group for Defence and Military Reform 2014–: Leader, Leading Group for Internet Security and Informatization 2013–: Leader, Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs 2013–: Leader, Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms 2012–: Leader, Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs 2012–: Leader, Foreign Affairs Leading Group 2007–2012: Leader, Leading Group for Party Building c. 2007–2012: Leader, Leading Group for Activities of Deepening the Study and Practice of the Outlook of Scientific Development 2007–2012: Leader, Central Coordination Group for Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Other offices held 2013–: Chairman, National Security Commission 2010–2013: Vice chairman, State Central Military Commission 2010–2012: Vice chairman, Party Central Military Commission 2008–2013: Vice President of the People's Republic of China 2007–2012: President, Central Party School 2007: Party Secretary, Shanghai municipality 2002–2007: Party Secretary, Zhejiang province 2002: Deputy Party Secretary & Acting Governor, Zhejiang province 1999–2002: Governor, Fujian province 1995–2002: Deputy Party Secretary, Fujian province 1990–1996: Party Secretary, Fuzhou 1990–1996: Chairman, Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Fuzhou 1988–1990: Party Secretary, Ningde 1985–1988: Deputy Mayor, Xiamen 1983–1985: Party Secretary, Zhengding County

Xi Jinping
"Xi Jinping" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese	习近平
Traditional Chinese	習近平
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xí Jìnpíng IPA [ɕǐ tɕîn.pʰǐŋ] Hakka Romanization Sip6 Kiun4 Pin2 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Jaahp Gahn-pìhng Jyutping Zaap6 Gan6-ping4 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Sip Kīn-pîng

Xi Jinping (pronounced [ɕǐ tɕîn.pʰǐŋ], Chinese: 习近平; born 15 June 1953) is the current General Secretary of the Communist Party of China,President of the People's Republic of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission. As Xi holds the top offices of the party and the military, in addition to being the head of state through the office of the president, he is sometimes referred to as China's "Paramount Leader" and recognized by the party as its leadership "core". As General Secretary, Xi holds an ex-officio seat on the Politburo Standing Committee, China's top decision-making body.

The son of Communist veteran Xi Zhongxun, Xi Jinping rose through the ranks politically in China's coastal provinces. Xi was governor of Fujian from 1999 to 2002, and governor, then party secretary of neighboring Zhejiang province from 2002 to 2007. Following the dismissal of Chen Liangyu, Xi was transferred to Shanghai as party secretary for a brief period in 2007. Xi joined the Politburo Standing Committee and central secretariat in October 2007, spending the next five years as Hu Jintao's presumed successor. Xi was vice-president from 2008 to 2013 and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission from 2010 to 2012.