Lou Qinjian | |
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娄勤俭 | |
Communist Party Seceretary of Shaanxi | |
Assumed office March 2016 |
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Preceded by | Zhao Zhengyong |
Governor of Shaanxi | |
In office December 2012 – April 2016 |
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Preceded by | Zhao Zhengyong |
Succeeded by | Hu Heping |
Personal details | |
Born | December 1956 (age 60) Tongzi County, Guizhou, China |
Political party | Communist Party of China |
Alma mater | Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
Lou Qinjian (Chinese: ; born December 1956) is a Chinese politician, currently serving as the Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi Province. Previously, Lou had served as Governor of Shaanxi and Deputy Minister of Industry and Information Technology. He has a Ph.D. in computer science from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Lou Qinjian is a native of Tongzi County, Guizhou province. He started working in August 1973 as a rusticated youth in Tongzi and later worked as a teacher. He joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in August 1975.
After the Cultural Revolution, in March 1978 Lou was admitted to the Computer Science and Engineering Department of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, Hubei province. After graduating in February 1982, Lou worked at the 15th Research Institute of the Ministry of Electronics Industry as an assistant engineer until 1985. From 1985 to 1988 he enrolled as a graduate student at the 15th Research Institute, earning a master's degree in Engineering. Afterwards he continued to work at the 15th Research Institute as an engineer, rising through the ranks to become its director in 1995 and General Manager and President of its affiliated Taiji Computer Corporation. From 1998 to 2003 he returned to study at the Computer Science and Engineering Department of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, earning a Ph.D.
In March 2008 Lou Qinjian was appointed Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology of China, a position he held until 2010.