Li Keqiang - premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

Li Keqiang, male, Han ethnicity, was born in July 1955 and is from Dingyuan, Anhui Province. He began his first job in March 1974 and joined the Communist Party of China in May 1976. Li is a graduate of Peking University's Law Department where he earned a Bachelor of Law degree, and of the university's School of Economics where he completed an in-service graduate program in economics and was awarded a Doctor of Economics degree.

Li is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the 19th CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, premier of the State Council, and secretary of its Leading Party Members Group.

2013-

·Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau

·Premier, State Council

·Secretary, Leading Party Members Group of the State Council

2008-13

·Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau

·Vice-premier, State Council

·Deputy secretary, Leading Party Members Group of the State Council

2007-08

·Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau

2005-07

·Secretary, CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee

·Chairman, Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial People's Congress

2004-05

·Secretary, CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee

2003-04

·Secretary, CPC Henan Provincial Committee

·Chairman, Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial People's Congress

2002-03

·Secretary, CPC Henan Provincial Committee

·Governor, Henan province

1999-2002

·Deputy secretary, CPC Henan Provincial Committee

·Governor, Henan province

1998-99

·Deputy secretary, CPC Henan Provincial Committee

·Acting governor, Henan province

1993-98

·First member, Secretariat, Central Committee of the Communist Youth League

·President, China Youth University of Political Studies (concurrently)

·Attended an in-service graduate program in economics at School of Economics, Peking University and was awarded Master of Economics and Doctor of Economics degrees (1988-94)

1985-93

·Member, Secretariat, CYL Central Committee

·Vice-chairman, All-China Youth Federation (concurrently)

·Took a continuing studies course for provincial-and ministerial-level officials at the Central Party School (Sep-Nov 1991)

1983-85

·Alternate member, Secretariat, CYL Central Committee

1983

·Director, Schools Department, CYL Central Committee

·Secretary-general, All-China Students' Federation (concurrently)

1982-83

·Secretary, CYL Committee of Peking University

·Member, Standing Committee of the CYL Central Committee

1978-82

·Student, Law Department, Peking University

·Leader, Students Union, Peking University

1976-78

·Party branch secretary, Damiao Brigade, Damiao Commune, Fengyang County, Anhui province

1974-76

·Educated youth, Dongling Brigade, Damiao Commune, Fengyang County, Anhui province

·Member, 15th through 19th CPC Central Committees

·Member, Political Bureau and its Standing Committee, 17th through 19th CPC Central Committees

·Member, Standing Committee, 8th NPC