Li Chengyu (, born August 1946) is a Chinese politician. He served as the
governor of Henan
The governor of Henan, officially the Governor of the Henan Provincial People's Government, is the head of Henan Province and leader of the Henan Provincial People's Government.
The governor is elected by the Henan Provincial People's Congress, ...
between 2003 and 2008, and president of
All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives between 2008 and 2011.
Biography
Li Chengyu was born in
Haiyuan County
Haiyuan County (, Xiao'erjing: خَيْيُوًا ثِيًا) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhongwei in the southwest of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China. It is bordered by Gansu to the west. The ...
,
Ningxia
Ningxia, officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region in Northwestern China. Formerly a province, Ningxia was incorporated into Gansu in 1954 but was later separated from Gansu in 1958 and reconstituted as an autonomous ...
in 1946. 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 ...
in 1971. In 1978, he became head of the
Communist Youth League
The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC; also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League or CYL) is a people's organization of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, r ...
in Ningxia. In 1985 he became the commissioner of the
Yinnan Prefecture (mayor equivalent). Between 1988 and 1992 he served as Vice-Chairman of Ningxia.
In 1992, he was transferred to Henan to serve as Vice Governor of that province. In 1995 he earned a seat on the standing committee of the
Henan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. In January 2003 Li was named
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 Henan.
Li served as the
Governor of Henan
The governor of Henan, officially the Governor of the Henan Provincial People's Government, is the head of Henan Province and leader of the Henan Provincial People's Government.
The governor is elected by the Henan Provincial People's Congress, ...
from 2003 to 2008. In 2008 he became president of the
All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives. He left office after having reached age 65, the typical retirement age for provincial-level officials. He went on to sit on the
National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee until 2013. In 2013, he became a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and a member of its population and environment committee.
He was the alternate of the
16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
The 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 2002 to 2007. It held seven plenary sessions. It was set in motion by the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. The 15th Central Committee preceded it. ...
and a member of the
17th Central Committee.
External links
Biography of Li Chengyu Xinhua News Agency
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.
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1946 births
People's Republic of China politicians from Ningxia
Living people
People from Zhongwei
Governors of Henan
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Ningxia
Alternates of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party