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Lou Yangsheng (; born October 1959) is a Chinese politician who served as
Party Secretary of Henan The secretary of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the Party leader, leader of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Henan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). As the CCP ...
from 2021 to 2024. Originally from Zhejiang province, Lou was the Party Secretary of
Lishui Lishui (; Lishuinese: ''li⁶ syu³'' ) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It borders Quzhou, Jinhua and Taizhou to the north, Wenzhou to the southeast, and the province of Fujian to ...
in his early career. He headed the party's propaganda department in Hainan before being transferred to Shanxi to become the provincial
Deputy Party Secretary In modern Chinese politics, a Deputy Party Committee Secretary (; also translated as Deputy Party Secretary, deputy party chief, vice party chief) serves as the lieutenant to the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary, and thus the depu ...
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Biography

Lou Yangsheng was born in Pujiang County,
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, in 1959. During the
Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a Social movement, sociopolitical movement in the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). It was launched by Mao Zedong in 1966 and lasted until his de ...
, he worked as a sent-down youth in rural areas near his hometown. In March 1979, Lou was one of the first batch of students admitted to university after the restoration of the ''
Gaokao The Nationwide Unified Examination for Admissions to General Universities and Colleges (), commonly abbreviated as the Gaokao (), is the annual nationally coordinated undergraduate admission exam in mainland China, held in early June. Despite the ...
'' exams under
Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping also Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Teng Hsiao-p'ing; born Xiansheng (). (22 August 190419 February 1997) was a Chinese statesman, revolutionary, and political theorist who served as the paramount leader of the People's R ...
. He attended Zhejiang Normal University 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 ...
during his time at the university. He then worked as a middle school teacher in Longyou County. In 1984, Lou became the
Communist Youth League The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC; also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League or CYL) is a people's organization of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, r ...
secretary of county, beginning his political career. Lou spent most of his political career in Zhejiang. He rose quickly in the Communist Youth League system, through 'acid tests' in Longyou County in the local party organization there. Then he was elevated to CYL leader of
Quzhou Quzhou is a prefecture-level city in western Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the upper course of the Qiantang River, it borders Hangzhou to the north, Jinhua to the east, Lishui to the southeast, and the provinces of F ...
, then CYL leader of Zhejiang province. In June 1997, he earned a Master's Business Administration (MBA) from
Zhejiang University Zhejiang University (ZJU) is a public university, public research university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education (China), Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and D ...
. In 1999, he began a short term as a visiting scholar at
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in the United States. In November 1999, he left the CYL system to become mayor of
Jinhua Jinhua is a prefecture-level city in central Zhejiang province in eastern China. It borders the provincial capital of Hangzhou to the northwest, Quzhou to the southwest, Lishui to the south, Taizhou, Zhejiang, Taizhou to the east, and Shaoxin ...
, then party secretary the city of
Lishui Lishui (; Lishuinese: ''li⁶ syu³'' ) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It borders Quzhou, Jinhua and Taizhou to the north, Wenzhou to the southeast, and the province of Fujian to ...
. During his terms in Jinhua and Lishui, Lou worked under the direction of then-Zhejiang party secretary
Xi Jinping Xi Jinping, pronounced (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (China), chairman of the Central Military Commission ...
. As such Lou has been named by political observers as a member of the " New Zhijiang Army", politicians who once worked under Xi and share his governing philosophies. In January 2008, he became vice chair of the People's Political Consultative Conference of Zhejiang and the head of the province's United Front Department. In January 2009, Lou left Zhejiang to become a member of the
provincial Party Standing Committee Members of the standing committees of the Chinese Communist Party provincial-level committees, commonly referred to as ''Shengwei Changwei'' (), make up the top ranks of the provincial-level organizations of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). I ...
of Hainan and the province's party organization department head; in February 2010 he became concurrently the secretary of the Education Work Commission of the province. In 2012 he was transferred again, this time to Hubei, to serve on the standing committee there and also as head of the provincial organization department. After the Shanxi "political earthquake" of 2014 which led to the demise of many top officials in the province, Lou was transferred to Shanxi province to become deputy party secretary; he replaced Jin Daoming, who was dismissed due to corruption. On August 30, 2016, Lou was appointed acting governor of Shanxi province; he was confirmed as governor on November 28. In November 2019, Lou was appointed as the
Party Secretary of Shanxi The secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the Party leader, leader of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). As th ...
. In June 2021, Lou was appointed as the
Party Secretary of Henan The secretary of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the Party leader, leader of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Henan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). As the CCP ...
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References

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