Lan Tianli

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lan (surname 蓝).

Lan Tianli (Chinese: 蓝天立; born October 1962) is a Chinese politician previously served as chairman and deputy party secretary of Guangxi and chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He is of Zhuang ethnicity. He was an alternate of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Lan Tianli Laemz Tienz Liz
蓝天立
Chairman of Guangxi
In office 19 October 2020 – 29 May 2025
Preceded by	Chen Wu
Succeeded by	Wei Tao (acting)
Chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office January 2018 – January 2021
Preceded by	Chen Jiwa
Succeeded by	Sun Dawei
Vice Chairman of Guangxi
In office August 2016 – January 2018
Preceded by	Tang Renjian
Succeeded by	Qin Rupei
Communist Party Secretary of Hechi
In office January 2008 – December 2011
Preceded by	Yang Caishou
Succeeded by	Huang Shiyong
Mayor of Hechi
In office April 2007 – February 2008
Preceded by	Yang Caishou
Succeeded by	Xie Zhigang
Personal details
Born	October 1962 (age 62) Yizhou District, Hechi, Guangxi, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Guangxi University for Nationalities Guangxi University Beihang University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	藍天立
Simplified Chinese	蓝天立
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lán Tiānlì Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Laam4 Tin1-lap6
Zhuang name
Zhuang	Lanz Denhliz

Early life and education

Lan was born in Yizhou District, Hechi, Guangxi, in October 1962. He taught at local schools since 1980. After graduating from Guangxi University for Nationalities in 1987, he was dispatched to the Science and Technology Commission of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where he was promoted to its director in 2003. After receiving his master's degree in political economics from Guangxi University in 1996, he earned his doctor's degree in management science and engineering from Beihang University.^{[citation needed]} In 2007, he earned a master's degree in public administration at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.^[1]

Political career

Lan served as deputy party chief and mayor of Hechi in 2007, and was promoted to the party chief position one year later. In 2011 he became vice-chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, rising to chairman in 2018. In October 2020, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party appointed him deputy party secretary of Guangxi.^[2] On October 19, he was elected chairman at the 19th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th People's Congress of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.^[3]

On May 16, 2025, Lan was suspected of "serious violations of laws and regulations" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.^[4] Lan was resigned the Chairman of Guangxi post by the Standing Committee of Guangxi People's Congress on May 29.^[5]