Li Ganjie (Chinese: 李干杰; born 11 November 1964) is a Chinese politician serving as the head of the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He is a member of the 20th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party and a secretary of the 20th Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party. He has previously served as head of the National Nuclear Safety Administration, deputy party secretary of Hebei, the Minister of Ecology and Environment (previously as the Minister of Environmental Protection) from 2017 to 2020, and the Communist Party Secretary of Shandong from 2021 to 2022.
Li Ganjie | |
|---|---|
| 李干杰 | |
 Li in 2013 | |
| Head of the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party | |
| Assumed office 26 April 2023 | |
| Deputy | Jiang Xinzhi (executive) |
| General Secretary | Xi Jinping |
| Preceded by | Chen Xi |
| Communist Party Secretary of Shandong | |
| In office 30 September 2021 – 29 December 2022 | |
| Deputy | Zhou Naixiang (Governor) |
| Preceded by | Liu Jiayi |
| Succeeded by | Lin Wu |
| Governor of Shandong | |
| In office 17 April 2020 – 30 September 2021 | |
| Party Secretary | Liu Jiayi |
| Preceded by | Gong Zheng |
| Succeeded by | Zhou Naixiang |
| Minister of Ecology and Environment | |
| In office 19 March 2018 – 29 April 2020 | |
| Premier | Li Keqiang |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Minister of Environmental Protection) |
| Succeeded by | Huang Runqiu |
| Minister of Environmental Protection | |
| In office 27 June 2017 – 19 March 2018 | |
| Premier | Li Keqiang |
| Preceded by | Chen Jining |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Minister of Ecology and Environment) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1964 Wangcheng County, Hunan |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University |
Early life
editLi was born in Wangcheng County, Hunan province. He joined the CCP in 1984, while attending Tsinghua University, where he studied industrial physics and nuclear safety. He has a master's degree in engineering.[citation needed] In July 1989, after completing graduate studies, he became an engineer at the National Nuclear Safety Administration's Beijing office. Between September 1991 and January 1993, he studied in France.[citation needed]
Political career
editBetween March 1993 and July 1998, he took on a series of successively senior roles at the Nuclear Safety Administration. In 1998 he was sent as a guazhi deputy party secretary of Pingjiang County, Hunan.[citation needed]
In January 1999, Li began working at the office of the Chinese Ambassador to France, specializing in technology affairs. In July 2000, he was transferred to the State Administration for Environmental Protection (SEPA, later established as a ministry). He then took on a series of leading positions specializing in nuclear safety, eventually rising to head of the National Nuclear Safety Administration in December 2006. In March 2008, after reforms, Li took on the concurrent post of Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection.[1]
In October 2016, Li was transferred to become Deputy Party Secretary of Hebei province.[2]
In June 2017, Li was named Minister of Environmental Protection. At the time of his appointment he was the youngest member of the ministerial level officials of the State Council.[3]
In April 2020, Li was appointed the acting Governor of Shandong Province. He was elected as the governor in July.[4]
In October 2022, Li was elected to the 20th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. He is the youngest member of the Politburo. In April 2023, Li assumed the office of the head of the CCP's Organization Department, succeeding Chen Xi.[5]
References
edit- ^ 周建李干杰出任国家环保总局副局长. Sohu. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
- ^ 李干杰任河北省委副书记 赵勇不再任河北省委副书记. China News Service. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
- ^ 李干杰任环保部党组书记 陈吉宁不再担任. Sina. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ 李干杰当选山东省省长(图/简历)--组织人事-人民网. People's Daily. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ "China puts scientist in charge of Communist Party's HR department". South China Morning Post. 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-04-29.