Li Jinhua (; born July 1943) is a retired government official in the

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Biography

Li Jinhua was born in

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in 1943.Vice-Chairman, 11th CPPCC, National Committee; Auditor-General, National Audit Office
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province to teach at the Northwest Institute of Finance and Economics. In 1971, Li Jinhua became an accountant for the aircraft factory number 572 in

. He worked there for the next 14 years, and rose to become the factory's director. In 1985, Li became the Deputy Auditor General. Li became the Auditor General of the National Audit Office of China in 1998, and was appointed to his second term in 2003. He was named Person of the Year by ''

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'' in 2004 for his leading role in the audit storm. In 2010 Li wrote an article in the '' People's Daily'', calling for better legal structures and greater supervision over the business dealings of officials and their children. He said the rapidly growing wealth of Communist officials’ children and family members "is what the public is most dissatisfied about".Anderlini, Jamil (12 March 2010)
"Chinese officials’ children in corruption claim"
''Financial Times''

References

External links

English Official Website of China's National Audit Office
1943 births Living people People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu Politicians from Nantong Central University of Finance and Economics alumni People from Rudong County Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangsu Vice Chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference {{China-politician-stub