Li Keqiang | |
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李克强 | |
Premier of the People's Republic of China | |
Assumed office 15 March 2013 |
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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 |
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Premier | Wen Jiabao |
Preceded by | Wu Yi (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Zhang Gaoli |
Communist Party Secretary of Liaoning | |
In office December 2004 – October 2007 |
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Deputy | Zhang Wenyue (Governor) |
Preceded by | Wen Shizhen |
Succeeded by | Zhang Wenyue |
Communist Party Secretary of Henan | |
In office December 2002 – December 2004 |
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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 |
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Preceded by | Song Defu |
Succeeded by | Zhou Qiang |
Personal details | |
Born |
Dingyuan County, Anhui Province, China |
1 July 1955
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
Leading group posts
Other offices held
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"Li Keqiang" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
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Simplified Chinese | 李克强 | ||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 李克強 | ||||||||||||
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Transcriptions | |
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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.