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李克强 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Li in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7th Premier of the People's Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 15 March 2013 – 11 March 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| President | Xi Jinping | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vice Premier | Cabinet I (2013–2018)
Cabinet II (2018–2023)
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| Preceded by | Wen Jiabao | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Li Qiang | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 17 March 2008 – 15 March 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Premier | Wen Jiabao | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Wu Yi (acting) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhang Gaoli | ||||||||||||||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Liaoning | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 13 December 2004 – 29 October 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Governor | Zhang Wenyue | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Wen Shizhen | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhang Wenyue | ||||||||||||||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Henan | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 30 December 2002 – 13 December 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Governor | Li Chengyu | ||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Chen Kuiyuan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Xu Guangchun | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Secretary of the Communist Youth League of China | |||||||||||||||||||
| In office 10 May 1993 – 23 June 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Song Defu | ||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhou Qiang | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 July 1955[1] Hefei, Anhui, China | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 October 2023 (aged 68) Shanghai, China | ||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | CCP (from 1974) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Cheng Hong (m. 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Peking University (LLB, MEc, PhD) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cabinet | Li Keqiang Government | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific career | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fields | Economics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thesis | On the ternary structure of Chinese economy (1991) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Doctoral advisor | Li Yining | ||||||||||||||||||
Central institution membership
Leading group posts
Other offices held
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李克强 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 李克強 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Li Keqiang (Chinese: 李克强; pinyin: Lǐ Kèqiáng; 3 July 1955 – 27 October 2023) was a Chinese economist and politician who served as the premier of the People's Republic of China from 2013 to 2023. He was also the second-ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2012 to 2022. Li was a major part of the "fifth generation of Chinese leadership" along with Xi Jinping, the CCP general secretary.
Born in Hefei, Anhui province, in 1955, Li initially rose through the ranks of Chinese politics through his involvement in the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC), serving as its first secretary from 1993 to 1998. From 1998 to 2004, Li served as the governor of Henan and the province's party secretary. From 2004 to 2007 he served as the party secretary of Liaoning, the top political office in the province. From 2008 to 2013, Li served as the first-ranked vice premier[note 1] under then-premier Wen Jiabao, overseeing a broad portfolio which included economic development, price controls, finance, climate change, and macroeconomic management.
Initially seen as a candidate for becoming the paramount leader, Li instead assumed the post of premier in 2013, and facilitated the Chinese government's shifting of priorities from export-led growth to a greater focus on internal consumption. During his term Li headed the State Council and was one of the leading figures behind China's Financial and Economic Affairs, Foreign Affairs, National Security and Deepening Reforms. Additionally, Li and his cabinet initiated the Made in China 2025 strategic plan in May 2015.
Given his Youth League experience, Li was generally considered a political ally of former leader Hu Jintao and a member of the Tuanpai faction. Economically seen as advocating reform and liberalization, Li has been described as representing the more pragmatic and technocratic side of China's leadership. Li stepped down from the Politburo Standing Committee in October 2022 and was succeeded as premier by Li Qiang in March 2023. Li died in October 2023 from a heart attack, after leaving office just a few months prior.
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