Lin Baojin

Lin Baojin (Chinese: 林宝金, born in March 1964 in Pinghe, Fujian) is a Chinese politician. He formerly served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and Party Secretary of Fuzhou. Currently serves as Vice Chairman and Deputy Party Secretary of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial People's Congress.^[1]

Lin Baojin

Biography

He became a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1991 and commenced employment in August 1985. He possesses a graduate degree from the CCP's Central Party School. Lin occupied multiple positions inside the General Office of the Fujian Provincial People's Government, such as Deputy Researcher in the Department of Industry, Communications and Infrastructure, as well as deputy director and Director of the Department of Planning and Infrastructure Reform.^[2] In June 2005, he assumed the role of deputy director and Member of the Party Leadership Group of the General Office, and in August 2007, he was designated Deputy Secretary-General of the Provincial Government. In April 2008, he held the positions of Deputy Party Secretary and deputy director of the Provincial Economic and Trade Commission, in addition to serving as Deputy Party Secretary and deputy director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (at the departmental level).^[3]

In December 2011, Lin was designated as Deputy Party Secretary of the Nanping Municipal Committee and nominated for Mayor, subsequently assuming the role of Mayor in January 2012.^[4] In July 2016, he was designated as the Party Secretary of Putian. In September 2019, he was designated Vice Governor of Fujian Province while still serving as Party Secretary of Putian. In December 2019, he maintained his position as vice governor, and in July 2020, he simultaneously assumed the role of president of the Fujian Red Cross Society.^[5][6]

In September 2020, Lin was designated as a Member of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and Party Secretary of Fuzhou, while holding the position of Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Fuzhou New Area.^[7] Since January 2024, he has held the positions of vice chairman and deputy party secretary of the standing committee of the Fujian Provincial People's Congress.^[8][9]

Lin serves as a delegate to the 19th and 20th CCP National Congress, a deputy to the 12th National People's Congress, and a member of the 10th and 11th Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He has additionally held the position of deputy in the 13th and 14th Fujian Provincial People's Congresses.^[10]