Li Qiang
Li Qiang (Chinese: 李强; pinyin: Lǐ Qiáng; born July 1959) is a Chinese politician. He became the 8th premier of the People's Republic of China in March 2023, having been elevated to the second-ranking member on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee Politburo Standing Committee in October 2022. Li was the party secretary for Shanghai City from 2017 to 2022 where he pursued pro-business policies and handled the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Li Qiang | |
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| 李强 | |
Li in 2023 | |
| 8th Premier of the People's Republic of China | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2023 | |
| President | Xi Jinping |
| Vice Premier | Ding Xuexiang He Lifeng Zhang Guoqing Liu Guozhong |
| Preceded by | Li Keqiang |
| Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai | |
| In office 29 October 2017 – 28 October 2022 | |
| Mayor | Ying Yong Gong Zheng |
| Preceded by | Han Zheng |
| Succeeded by | Chen Jining |
| Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu | |
| In office 30 June 2016 – 29 October 2017 | |
| Governor | Shi Taifeng Wu Zhenglong |
| Preceded by | Luo Zhijun |
| Succeeded by | Lou Qinjian |
| Governor of Zhejiang | |
| In office 21 December 2012 – 4 July 2016 Acting: 21 December 2012 – 30 January 2013 | |
| Party Secretary | Xia Baolong |
| Preceded by | Xia Baolong |
| Succeeded by | Che Jun |
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| Born | July 1959 (age 64) Rui'an, Zhejiang, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
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Li is considered part of the "New Zhijiang Army", the party faction of Xi Jinping, the CCP general secretary and top leader since 2012. The close relationship started in the mid-2000s when both held party positions in Zhejiang Province. Li is generally regarded by observers as pro-business and has voiced support for economic reforms.