Xu Kunlin (; born May 1965) is a Chinese politician who is the current

governor of Jiangsu The governor of Jiangsu, officially the Governor of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, is the head of Jiangsu, Jiangsu Province and leader of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government. The governor is elected by the Jiangsu Provincial Pe ...

, in office since 19 October 2021. Previously he served as the

Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary A Party Committee Secretary () is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organization in a province, city, village, or other administrative unit. In most cases, it is the ''de facto'' highest political office of its area of jurisdictio ...

Suzhou Suzhou is a major prefecture-level city in southern Jiangsu province, China. As part of the Yangtze Delta megalopolis, it is a major economic center and focal point of trade and commerce. Founded in 514 BC, Suzhou rapidly grew in size by the ...

, the largest city in Jiangsu.

Biography

Xu was born in Yongchun County,

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 ...

, in May 1965. In 1980, he enrolled in Hangzhou Institute of Commerce (now Zhejiang Gongshang University), majoring in planning statistics, where he graduated in 1984. After university, in August 1984, he was dispatched to State Administration of commodity Prices (now

National Development and Reform Commission The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is the third-ranked executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, which functions as a macroeconomic management agency. Established as the State Planning C ...

), where he worked successively as director of the Department of Price Supervision, director of the Department of Fixed Assets Investment, and deputy secretary-general. In March 2017, he took office of vice mayor of

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

, one of the four direct-administered municipalities of China and one of China's economic centers. In September 2020, he was transferred to the neighboring

Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra ...

province and appointed party secretary of

, the top political position in the city. And he was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Jiangsu Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. On 19 October 2021, he was promoted to acting

, replacing

Wu Zhenglong Wu Zhenglong (; born November 1964) is a Chinese politician and who is currently a State councillor, state councilor and the Secretary-General of the State Council, secretary-general of the State Council. Previously, he was the Governor of Jiangs ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Xu, Kunlin 1965 births Living people People from Yongchun County Zhejiang Gongshang University alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangsu Governors of Jiangsu Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party