Lin Wenbin ( zh, 林文斌, born in September 1965 in Shouning,

Fujian Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefe ...

) is a Chinese politician. He currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee of the

Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the provincial committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Fujian Province. The CCP committee secretary is the highest ranking post in the province. The current secretary is ...

, minister of the United Front Work Department, and concurrently president of the Fujian Provincial Institute of Socialism.

Biography

Lin holds a bachelor's degree in economic geography from the Department of Geography at

Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen University (; SYSU) is a public university in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education, SASTIND, and Guangdong Provincial Government. The university is p ...

, and a master's degree in public administration from

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (THU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Constructio ...

. Earlier in his career, Lin held long-term positions in the Foreign Economic Affairs Division and the Promotion Division of the Fujian Provincial Development and Planning Commission and the Development and Reform Commission. He successively served as deputy director, researcher, and division chief. He also served as deputy director (acting director) and later director of the Fujian Provincial Economic Information Center. From 2013, Lin successively served as Director of the Provincial Railway Construction Office, deputy director and Party Leadership Group Member of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission, and General Manager, Deputy Party Secretary, and board member of the Fujian Tendering and Procurement Group. In late 2017, he became Director of the Fujian Provincial State-owned Natural Resource Assets Administration, and in 2018, he was appointed Party Secretary and deputy director of the Fujian Provincial Department of Natural Resources. In February 2021, he assumed the role of secretary of the . In January 2022, he was appointed Vice Governor of Fujian Province and Member of the Party Leadership Group of the Provincial Government. As of September 2024, Lin serves as a member of the Standing Committee of the

, minister of its United Front Work Department, and concurrently president of the

Fujian Institute of Socialism Fujian Institute of Socialism ( zh, 福建省社会主义学院) is a political institution of a united front character, operating under the auspices of the CCP Fujian Provincial Committee, and serves as a crucial component of the united front edu ...

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