Li Yuanchao

Li Yuanchao (zh-sp|s=李源潮|p=Lǐ Yuáncháo, born 1950 in Lianshui County, Huai'an, Jiangsu) is a prominent politician in the People's Republic of China, serving on the Politburo of the Communist Party of China. From 2002-2007 Li served as the Communist Party of China Secretary of Jiangsu, an area of significant economic development in recent years.

Biography

Li graduated with a bachelor degree in Mathematics at Fudan University and a doctoral degree in Economics at Beijing University. He has held the number-one position in Jiangsu since December 2002. At the time he was also concurrently the party chief in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu. During his tenure in Jiangsu, Li assessed local officials in terms of performance measured by social and environmental factors, as opposed to purely economic ones [ [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9fbd4698-7561-11dc-b7cb-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=07c92c3a-757f-11dc-b7cb-0000779fd2ac.html Financial Times: The centre and the provinces: An enduring dysfunctional relationship] ] . An ally of President Hu Jintao, Li became the head of the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China after the 17th Party Congress in October 2007.

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