Li Ganjie (; born 11 November 1964) is a Chinese politician serving as the head of the United Front Work Department of the

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(CCP). He is a member of the 20th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party and a secretary of the 20th Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party. Li has previously served as head of the National Nuclear Safety Administration,

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of Hebei, the Minister of Ecology and Environment (previously as the Minister of Environmental Protection) from 2017 to 2020, the Party Secretary of Shandong from 2021 to 2022, and the head of the Organization Department of the

from 2023 to 2025.

Early life

Li was born in Wangcheng County, Hunan province. He joined the CCP in 1984, while attending

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, where he studied industrial physics and nuclear safety. He has a master's degree in engineering. In July 1989, after completing graduate studies, he became an engineer at the

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's Beijing office. Between September 1991 and January 1993, he studied in France.

Political career

Between March 1993 and July 1998, he took on a series of successively senior roles at the Nuclear Safety Administration. In 1998 he was sent as a ''guazhi'' deputy party secretary of Pingjiang County, Hunan. In January 1999, Li began working at the office of the Chinese Ambassador to France, specializing in technology affairs. In July 2000, he was transferred to the State Administration for Environmental Protection (SEPA, later established as a ministry). He then took on a series of leading positions specializing in nuclear safety, eventually rising to head of the National Nuclear Safety Administration in December 2006. In March 2008, after reforms, Li took on the concurrent post of Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection. In October 2016, Li was transferred to become Deputy Party Secretary of Hebei province.

Minister of Environmental Protection

In June 2017, Li was named Minister of Environmental Protection. At the time of his appointment he was the youngest member of the ministerial level officials of the State Council. He visited

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and Henan in October 2017, where he said efforts to increase air quality faced "huge difficulties". In March 2018, Li unveiled a three-year “green” plan to improve air quality and increase regulations. In a conference in October 2018, Li warned against using "simple and crude" methods to fight pollution that damaged businesses, such as blanket ban on factory operations. In January 2019, he warned some local regions lost "momentum" in fighting against pollution, especially rural areas and poorer industrial towns.

Shandong

In April 2020, Li was appointed the acting

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of Shandong Province. He was elected as the governor in July.

Politburo

In October 2022, Li was elected to the 20th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. He is the youngest member of the Politburo. In April 2023, Li assumed the office of the head of the Organization Department, succeeding Chen Xi. On 2 April 2025, ''

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'' reported that Li had succeeded Shi Taifeng as the head of the United Front Work Department, while Shi replaced Li as the head of the Organization Department.

References

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