Li Zhanshu

Li Zhanshu, male, Han ethnicity, born in August 1950, is from Pingshan, Hebei Province. He began his first job in December 1972 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in April 1975. Li graduated from Department of Political Education, Night College, Hebei Normal University where he completed an in-service undergraduate program. He holds an EMBA degree.

Li is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the 19th CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress. He was an alternate member of the 16th and 17th CPC Central Committees, a member of the 18th CPC Central Committee, and then a member of the Political Bureau and Secretariat of the 18th CPC Central Committee.

2018- Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau

Chairman, Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress

2017-2018 Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau

Director, Office of the National Security Commission of the CPC Central Committee

2014-2017 Member, CPC Central Committee Political Bureau

Member, CPC Central Committee Secretariat

Director, CPC Central Committee General Office

Director, Office of the National Security Commission of the CPC Central Committee

Secretary, Working Committee of the Organs Directly under the CPC Central Committee

2012-2014 Member, CPC Central Committee Political Bureau

Member, CPC Central Committee Secretariat

Director, CPC Central Committee General Office

Secretary, Working Committee of the Organs Directly under the CPC Central Committee

2012 Deputy Director (minister level) in charge of routine work and then Director, CPC Central Committee General Office

Secretary, Working Committee of the Organs Directly under the CPC Central Committee

Chairman, Standing Committee of the Guizhou Provincial People's Congress

2010-2012 Secretary, CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee

Chairman, Standing Committee of the Guizhou Provincial People's Congress 

2008-2010 Deputy Secretary, CPC Heilongjiang Provincial Committee

Governor, Heilongjiang Province

2007-2008 Deputy Secretary, CPC Heilongjiang Provincial Committee

Acting Governor, Heilongjiang Province

2004-2007 Deputy Secretary, CPC Heilongjiang Provincial Committee

Vice Governor, Heilongjiang Province

Studied an EMBA program at Harbin Institute of Technology and obtained an EMBA degree (2005-2007)

2003-2004 Deputy Secretary, CPC Heilongjiang Provincial Committee

2002-2003 Deputy Secretary, CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee

Secretary, CPC Xi'an Municipal Committee

Chairman, Standing Committee of the Xi'an Municipal People's Congress

2002 Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee

Secretary, CPC Xi'an Municipal Committee

Chairman, Standing Committee of the Xi'an Municipal People's Congress

2000-2002 Member of Standing Committee and Head of Organization Department, CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee

1998-2000 Member of Standing Committee, CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee

Deputy Head and Office Director of the Leading Group for Rural Work, CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee

Attended an in-service graduate program in business economics at Department of Finance and Trade, Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (1996-1998)

1997-1998 Member of Standing Committee and Deputy Head of the Leading Group for Rural Work, CPC Hebei Provincial Committee

1993-1997 Member of Standing Committee and Secretary-General, CPC Hebei Provincial Committee

Studied economics at Correspondence College of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (CCPS) (1992-1994)

1990-1993 Deputy Secretary, CPC Chengde Prefectural Committee, Hebei Province

Commissioner, Chengde Prefecture, Hebei Province

1986-1990 Secretary, Communist Youth League (CYL) Hebei Provincial Committee

Took a training course in Party building theory at CCPS (Feb-Aug 1988)

1985-1986 Deputy Secretary, CPC Shijiazhuang Prefectural Committee, Hebei Province

Commissioner, Shijiazhuang Prefecture, Hebei Province

1983-1985 Secretary, CPC Wuji County Committee, Hebei Province

1976-1983 Administrative Secretary and then Chief, Information Section, Office of the CPC Shijiazhuang Prefectural Committee, Hebei Province

Studied at Department of Political Education, Night College, Hebei Normal University (1980-1983)

1972-1976 Administrative Secretary and Deputy Head, Office of the Commercial Bureau, Shijiazhuang Prefecture, Hebei Province

1971-1972 Studied commodity prices at Shijiazhuang Prefecture Finance and Trade School, Hebei Province