Han Liming (; born September 1964) is a Chinese politician who has been the

Party Secretary of Nanjing The secretary of the Nanjing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Nanjing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). As the CCP is the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ...

, the top political position in the city, since June 2021. She was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress and is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Early life and education

Han was born in

Changzhou Changzhou is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling, and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Zhen ...

Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...

, in September 1964. She graduated from Zhenjiang Normal School as well as Zhenjiang Shipbuilding College. She began graduate work at Southeast University in 1997 and the Party School of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in 2001.

Career

Han entered the workforce in August 1984, and joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

(CCP) in April 1986. She was promoted to be

Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary In modern politics of China, Chinese politics, a Deputy Party Committee Secretary (; also translated as Deputy Party Secretary, deputy party chief, vice party chief) serves as the lieutenant to the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary, ...

of Zhonglou District in April 2002, and soon assigned to the similar position in Wujin District in December of that same year. She concurrently held the vice governor position there. She became CCP Deputy Committee Secretary and mayor of Liyang, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Changzhou, in December 2005, and then CCP Committee Secretary, the top political position in the city, and also chairperson of Liyang Municipal People's Congress, beginning in January 2009. She was appointed head of the Organization Department of CCP Nantong Municipal Committee in May 2011, concurrently serving as a member of the standing committee of the CCP Nantong Municipal Committee, the city's top authority. She served as executive vice mayor of

Nantong Nantong is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province, China. Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, near the river mouth. Nantong is a vital river port bordering Yancheng to the north; Taizhou to the west; Suzhou, Wux ...

in June 2012, and promoted to the mayor position in January 2016. She was promoted to be communist party secretary of Taizhou, a neighboring city of Nantong, in April 2018, concurrently holding the chairperson of Taizhou Municipal People's Congress position since January 2019. In September 2019, she was transferred to

Nanjing Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yang ...

, capital of Jiangsu province, and appointed deputy communist party secretary and director of Management Committee of Jiangbei New Area. She served as mayor from October 2019 to April 2021, and CCP Committee Secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in June 2021. In April 2021, she was promoted to member of the standing committee of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the CCP, the province's top authority.

References

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