Sun Yeli (; born 9 December 1964) is a Chinese politician who is the current Minister of Culture and Tourism and a deputy head of the

Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party The Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, also known as the Propaganda Department or Central Propaganda Department, is an internal division of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ...

and the Minister of Culture and Tourism. From 2023 to 2024, he served as the director of the

State Council Information Office The State Council Information Office (SCIO) is the chief information office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China and an external name of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. Historically, SCIO w ...

Biography

Sun was born in Anqiu County (now Anqiu),

Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...

, on 9 December 1964. He received his bachelor's degree and master's degree from

Peking University Peking University (PKU) is a Public university, public Types of universities and colleges in China#By designated academic emphasis, university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of the Peop ...

in 1985 and 1988, respectively. Starting in July 1988, he served in several posts in the Party Documents Research Office of the

CCP Central Committee The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the highest organ when the national congress is not in session and is tasked with carrying out congress resolutions, d ...

, including deputy secretary-general, director of the Fifth Editorial Department, and deputy director. He became deputy president of the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CCP Central Committee in March 2018, and served until January 2021, when he was appointed deputy head of the

. He was a representative of the

20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), commonly referred to as ''Èrshí Dà'' ( zh, c=二十大), was held in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing from 16 to 22 October 2022. The National Congress is the highest organ ...

. On 15 October 2022, he concurrently served as spokesman of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. On 17 January 2023, he was appointed as the director of the

(SCIO). On 29 December 2023, Sun was appointed as the Minister of Culture and Tourism. On 11 April 2024, he was succeeded by Mo Gaoyi as the SCIO director.

Publication

References

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