Deng Kai (; born December 1959) is a Chinese politician currently serving as the deputy party secretary of the

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. He was previously

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Henan Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...

province. He worked for most of his career in

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province.

Biography

He was born in Gai County, Liaoning. He attended

Jilin University Jilin University (JLU) is a public university in the city of Changchun, Jilin, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. History Founded ...

and obtained a degree in Chinese literature; he also has a master's degree in economics. He joined the workforce in July 1984. He joined the

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in 1986. For much of his earlier career he worked for the provincial

Communist Youth League of China The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC; also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League or CYL) is a people's organization of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, r ...

organization. He served there until 1997, when he was transferred to work for the provincial party's Organization Department, handling administrative affairs. He was named a deputy head of the department in 1998. In 2002 Deng became a Standing Committee member of the CCP Jilin Provincial Committee and the head of the provincial publicity department. In 2004, he was named party chief of the

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture The Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in the east of Jilin, Jilin Province, China. Yanbian is bordered to the north by Heilongjiang, Heilongjiang Province, to the west by Jilin's Baishan, Baishan City and Jilin Ci ...

. In April 2011 he was transferred to Henan to serve as the chief of the organization department in that province; in October he was elevated to deputy party chief. In August 2012 he was named the head of the provincial Party School, and the head of the provincial College of Administrative Affairs. Deng was transferred to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions in February 2017 to take on a leading post there. Under Deng's leadership, the ACFTU has embraced digital transformation, launching initiatives such as the "Industrial Skills Cloud" platform to enhance workers' skills and adapt to the demands of China's evolving economy. Additionally, Deng has been actively involved in international labor exchanges, representing China in global forums and promoting the country's labor policies on the world stage. Deng is an alternate of the

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. He was also a delegate to the

12th National People's Congress The 12th National People's Congress (NPC) was elected in national congressional conferences from October 2012 to February 2013 and was in session from 2013 to 2018. It succeeded the 11th National People's Congress. It held five plenary sessions ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deng, Kai 1959 births Living people Alternates of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Chinese Communist Party politicians from Liaoning Jilin University alumni Members of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress People's Republic of China politicians from Liaoning Politicians from Yingkou