Lei Fanpei (; born May 1963) is a Chinese executive and politician who served as chairman of the board of China Shipbuilding Group from 2018 to 2022. Previously he served as chairman of the board of

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) is a main contractor for the Chinese space program. It is state-owned and has subsidiaries which design, develop and manufacture a range of spacecraft, launch vehicles, and ground equ ...

. He was a representative of the

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. He is 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 ...

and a member of the

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Biography

Lei was born in

Heyang County Heyang County (, ) is a county in Shaanxi Province, China, bordering Shanxi Province to the east across the Yellow River. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Weinan. History Heyang County dates to at least the early ...

Shaanxi Shaanxi is a Provinces of China, province in north Northwestern China. It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north; Shanxi and Henan to the east; Hubei, Chongqing, and Sichuan to the south; and Gansu and Ningxia to t ...

, in May 1963. In 1980, he enrolled at

Northwestern Polytechnical University Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU; ) is a public science and engineering university in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985 ...

where he received his bachelor's degree in 1984 and his master's degree in 1987 both in rocket engine. He 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 January 1985. After University in April 1987, he was assigned to the 067 Base of

Ministry of Aerospace Industry The Ministry of Aerospace Industry of the People's Republic of China () was a government ministry of China from 1956 to 1988. The ministry was responsible for managing the Chinese space program. In 1988, the ministry was succeeded by the Mini ...

(now China Academy of Aerospace Propulsion Technology, also known as the 6th Research Institute of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation), where he eventually becoming deputy director and then director in 1997. In February 2005, he became deputy general manager of the

, rising to general manager in April 2013. He rose to become chairman of the board in May 2014. He was appointed chairman of the board of

China State Shipbuilding Corporation The China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) is a state-owned shipbuilding conglomerate of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Background CSSC is one of the top 10 defence groups in the PRC. It consists of various shipyards, equip ...

in March 2018, concurrently serving as party branch secretary.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lei, Fanpei 1963 births Living people People from Weinan Northwestern Polytechnical University alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Shaanxi Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shaanxi Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party