Li Xiuling

Li Xiuling (born December 1962, Chinese: 李秀领), hails from Tongshan, Jiangsu Province, and is a political figure in the People's Republic of China.

Early life and education

Li obtained his undergraduate degree in history at Nanjing University, specializing in the field, and subsequently earned a postgraduate degree in the history of world regional studies, followed by a PhD in history at Nanjing University.^[1] He became a member of the Chinese Communist Party in February 1984. After obtaining a bachelor's degree in history from the Department of History at Nanjing University in July 1984, he remained at the university to teach, holding positions as teaching assistant, lecturer, associate professor, political counselor, and deputy secretary of the General Party Branch of the Department of History. From February 1993 to November 1996, he obtained his PhD degree in history from the Department of History at Nanjing University, focusing on the history of global regions and nations.^[2]

Career

In March 1997, he was appointed deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Hainan Province (Department of Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese Affairs). In August 2000, he advanced to director of the Consular Office of the Foreign Affairs Office of Hainan Province. In December 2001, he returned as deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Hainan Province. In July 2002, he became deputy director of the Policy Research Office of the Hainan Provincial Committee. In May 2003, he was appointed deputy secretary-general of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and concurrently served as director of the Policy Research Office and as deputy secretary-general of the Hainan Provincial Committee. In May 2003, he was designated Deputy Secretary General of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee and concurrently assumed the role of Director of the Policy Research Office in December 2003. In May 2007, he was named secretary of the CCP Wanning Municipal Committee.^[2]

In February 2011, he was designated as vice governor of the Hainan Provincial People's Government. In March 2012, he was assigned to the Standing Committee of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the CCP and served as the Minister of its Organization Department.^[3][4]

In October 2016, he was appointed deputy secretary of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the CCP. On February 24, 2018, he was elected as a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress. In January 2019, he was designated as the secretary of the party group of the CPPCC in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. On January 29 of that year, he was chosen head of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region CPPCC.^[5]

In January 2023, he was appointed as Party Secretary and Director of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress [zh]. ^[6]