Han Liming (; born September 1964) is a Chinese politician who has been communist party secretary of

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and t ...

, the top political position in the city, since June 2021. She was a delegate to the

11th National People's Congress The 11th National People's Congress () met for a 5-year term, from 2008 to 2013. It held five annual two week plenary sessions during this period. It succeeded the 10th National People's Congress. There were 2,987 deputies elected to the 11t ...

and is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Early life and education

Han was born in

Changzhou Changzhou ( Changzhounese: ''Zaon Tsei'', ) is a prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. It was previously known as Yanling, Lanling and Jinling. Located on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, Changzhou borders the provin ...

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its c ...

, in September 1964. She graduated from Zhenjiang Normal School as well as Zhenjiang Shipbuilding College. She began graduate work at

Southeast University Southeast University (SEU, ) is a public research university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It was formed from one of the oldest universities and the first coeducational university in China, and designated as a member of the Double First ...

in 1997 and the Party School of CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee in 2001.

Career

Han entered the workforce in August 1984, and joined the

Communist Party of China The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...

(CPC) in April 1986. She was promoted to be deputy communist party 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 deputy communist party secretary and mayor of Liyang, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Changzhou, in December 2005, and then communist party 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 CPC Nantong Municipal Committee in May 2011, concurrently serving as a member of the standing committee of the CPC Nantong Municipal Committee, the city's top authority. She served as executive vice mayor of

Nantong Nantong (; alternate names: Nan-t'ung, Nantung, Tongzhou, or Tungchow; Qihai dialect: ) 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 ...

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

, 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 communist party 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 CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.

References

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