Li Weiwei (, born March 1958) is a Chinese politician, serving since 2016 as chairwoman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the

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Biography

Li was born in Ningxiang County (now Ningxiang),

Hunan Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...

, in March 1958. She joined the

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(CCP) in 1976. In her youth, she worked in a

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. She has a bachelor's degree in Chinese literature from Hunan Normal College. She worked as a teacher upon graduating, before joining the Communist Youth League organization in

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. In 1990 she became deputy secretary of the Hunan provincial Youth League organization. In 1995 she was named deputy commissioner (vice-mayor) of

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. In 1997 she became involved in commerce; by 2000 she began working for the

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, Hunan division, becoming its head in 2003. In November 2006 she was named to the provincial

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of Hunan, concurrently head of the Hunan United Front Department. In August 2015, in a provincial leadership reshuffle, she was named Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission (''Zhengfawei'') of Hunan province.CE.cn, official CV of Li Weiwei
/ref> In January 2016, she became chairwoman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the province's top political advisory body. Li has an MBA and a doctorate in economics, both from

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Downfall

On 29 July 2024, Li has come under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the

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(CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the

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, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. On 24 January 2025, Li as expelled from the CCP and removed from public office. On February 8, she was detained by the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Weiwei 1958 births Politicians from Changsha Hunan University alumni People from Ningxiang Living people Chinese women in politics Members of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Standing members of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Chairpersons of the CPPCC Hunan Provincial Committee