Bai Lichen

Bai Lichen (Chinese: 白立忱; January, 1941 - ), Hui nationality, is a politician of the People's Republic of China, and the former chairman of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and the former president of All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives. He is currently the vice chairman of 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

Born in Lingyuan, Liaoning Province, Bai graduated from department of agricultural engineering of Shenyang Institute of Agriculture in 1964, majoring in agricultural mechanization. He joined the Communist Party of China in April, 1971. From 1964 to 1968, he was a technician in the Institute of Agricultural Mechanization in Yingkou of Liaoning. He was then sent to work in the rural area. From 1972 to 1980, Bai was an official of organization department of CPC Yingkou municipal committee, and vice section chief of personnel bureau of Yingkou. In 1980, he was elevated to vice secretary and later, secretary of CPC committee in Suburbs District of Yingkou. In 1983, he became mayor and vice Party chief of Yingkou. In 1984, Bai was appointed as secretary of CPC Panjin municipal committee, and the assistant to governor of Liaoning. In 1985, he was elevated to a standing committee member of CPC Liaoning committee, and vice governor of Liaoning. In 1986, Bai was transferred to Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and became vice secretary of CPC Ningxia committee, and the acting chairman of Ningxia. He was confirmed as chairman of Ningxia in 1987, and served in this post for 10 years. In 1997, Bai was appointed as the leader of Party group of All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives. In 1998, he became the president of the Federation and was also elected as vice chairman of CPPCC.

Bai was a member of 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China, and is the current member of 17th Central Committee of CPC. He has also been the vice chairman of 9th to 11th CPPCC.