Lou Yangsheng
| Lou Yangsheng | |
|---|---|
| 楼阳生 | |
| Governor of Shanxi | |
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Assumed office August 2016 |
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| Secretary | Luo Huining |
| Preceded by | Li Xiaopeng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1959 (age 57) Pujiang, Zhejiang, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater |
Zhejiang Normal University Zhejiang University |
Lou Yangsheng (Chinese: 楼阳生; pinyin: Lóu Yángshēng; born October 1959) is a Chinese politician and current Governor of Shanxi province. Originally from Zhejiang province, Lou was the Communist Party Secretary of Lishui in his early career. He headed the party's propaganda department in Hainan before being transferred to Shanxi to become deputy party chief.
Lou Yangsheng was born in Pujiang County, Zhejiang, in 1959. During the Cultural Revolution, he worked as a sent-down youth in rural areas near his hometown. In March 1979, Lou was one of the first batch of students admitted to university after the restoration of the Gaokao exams under Deng Xiaoping. He attended Zhejiang Normal University and joined the Communist Party of China during his time at the university. He then worked as a middle school teacher in Longyou County. In 1984, Lou became the Communist Youth League secretary of county, beginning his political career.
Lou spent most of his political career in Zhejiang. He rose quickly in the Communist Youth League system, through 'acid tests' in Longyou County in the local party organization there. Then he was elevated to CYL leader of Quzhou, then CYL leader of Zhejiang province. In June 1997, he earned a Master's Business Administration (MBA) from Zhejiang University. In 1999, he began a short term as a visiting scholar at University of Houston in the United States. In November 1999, he left the CYL system to become mayor of Jinhua, then party chief the city of Lishui. During his terms in Jinhua and Lishui, Lou worked under the direction of then-Zhejiang party chief Xi Jinping. As such Lou has been named by political observers as a member of the "New Zhijiang Army", politicians who once worked under Xi and share his governing philosophies.
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