Lou Qinjian (; born 21 December 1956) is a Chinese politician and computer scientist who had served as

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, Communist Party Secretary, Governor of

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and Deputy Minister of Industry and Information Technology. He has a Ph.D. in

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from

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Early life and career

Lou Qinjian was born in Tongzi County,

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province, near the Communist revolutionary base of

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. He started working in August 1973 as a

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in Tongzi and later worked as a teacher. He joined the

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(CCP) in August 1975.

IT and engineering

After the

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, in March 1978 Lou was admitted to the Computer Science and Engineering Department of

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province. After graduating in February 1982, Lou worked at the 15th Research Institute of the Ministry of Electronics Industry as an assistant engineer until 1985. From 1985 to 1988 he enrolled as a graduate student at the 15th Research Institute, earning a master's degree in engineering. Afterwards he continued to work at the 15th Research Institute as an engineer, rising through the ranks to become its director in 1995 and General Manager and President of its affiliated Taiji Computer Corporation. From 1998 to 2003 he returned to study at the Computer Science and Engineering Department of the

, earning a Ph.D. In March 2008 Lou Qinjian was appointed Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology of China, a position he held until 2010.

Shaanxi Province

In August 2010 Lou Qinjian was transferred from the national government to

province, where he became a Vice Governor. In December 2012 he was appointed acting

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, replacing Zhao Zhengyong, who was promoted to

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of the province. In January 2013 Lou was elected Governor by the Shaanxi Provincial Congress. On 27 March 2016, he was elevated to Communist Party Chief of Shaanxi, again succeeding Zhao.

Jiangsu Province

In October 2017, Lou was transferred to

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Province, and appointed as the Party Chief. Lou is a full member of the 19th Central Committee of the CCP. He has also served as an alternate of the 18th Central Committee, deputy to the 16th, 17th and 18th National Congress of the CCP, deputy to the 12th Shaanxi Provincial Congress of the CCP, and deputy to the 11th Shaanxi Provincial People's Congress.

Central government

On 23 October 2021, he was appointed vice chairperson of the

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. In March 2023, he was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the

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and Chairman of the

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during the first session of the 14th National People's Congress. In March 2024, he served as the spokesperson of the National People's Congress.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lou, Qinjian Living people 1956 births Governors of Shaanxi Chinese Communist Party politicians from Guizhou People's Republic of China politicians from Guizhou Huazhong University of Science and Technology alumni People from Zunyi Engineers from Guizhou Alternates of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Deputy Communist Party secretaries of Shaanxi