Li Zhaozhuo ( Chinese: 李兆焯; Zhuang: Leix Ciucuek; born September 1944) is a politician of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

. He currently serves as vice chairman of the 11th

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s United front (China), united front system. Its members adv ...

(CPPCC). Born in Pingguo County, Guangxi Province, Li belongs to the Zhuang nationality. He graduated from the department of

civil engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

of Guangxi University, majoring in agricultural hydraulic engineering. He started working in September 1968, and 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 June 1974. He then served in various posts in

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Guangxi,; officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ( Hà Giang, Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn, and Quảng Ninh Provinces) and the ...

. Li was eventually elevated to the post of secretary of the CCP

Nanning Nanning; is the capital of the Guangxi, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South China, southern China. It is known as the "Green City (绿城) " because of its abundance of lush subtropical foliage. Located in the South of Guangxi, Nanning ...

municipal committee, and later vice secretary of the CCP Guangxi committee. In 1998, the former Party chief, Cheng Kejie, was sentenced to capital punishment after engaging in extensive bribery. Li was chosen to succeed him as the secretary of the CCP Guangxi committee. He retired from this post in March 2003. Since then, he has served as vice chairman of the CPPCC. Li was a member of the 15th and 16th Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party, and is a current member of the 17th Central Committee. He has been the vice chairman of the 10th and 11th CPPCC.

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1944 births Living people People's Republic of China politicians from Guangxi Chinese Communist Party politicians from Guangxi People from Baise Zhuang people Political office-holders in Guangxi Vice chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Guangxi University alumni {{china-politician-stub