Ke Lingling
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Ke Lingling (born 1951; zh, c=柯玲玲, p=kē líng líng; also known as Ke Xiaoming (, )) is the former wife of
Xi Jinping Xi Jinping, pronounced (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (China), chairman of the Central Military Commission ...
, the current
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party The general secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party ( zh, s=中国共产党中央委员会总书记, p=Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Zǒngshūjì) is the leader of the Chinese Communist Part ...
(also known as the
paramount leader Paramount leader () is an informal term for the most important Supreme leader, political figure in the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). The paramount leader typically controls the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Liberatio ...
). She is from Puning, Guangdong, and is the daughter of former Chinese diplomat Ke Hua.


Personal life

In 1979, Ke Lingling married Xi Jinping, but their life philosophy differed. Ke wanted to move to the UK, where her father at this time served as
ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or so ...
, but Xi refused to accompany her. In 1982, they divorced, ending three years of marriage; they had no children. After they divorced, Ke immigrated to the UK.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ke, Lingling Chaoshanese people Chinese emigrants to the United Kingdom Family of Xi Jinping People from Puning 21st-century Chinese women 20th-century Chinese women 1951 births Living people