Li Lanqing
| Li Lanqing 李岚清 |
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| 7th First-ranking Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China | |
| In office 1998–2003 |
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| Premier | Zhu Rongji |
| Preceded by | Zhu Rongji |
| Succeeded by | Huang Ju |
| Member of the 15th CPC Politburo Standing Committee | |
| In office 19 September 1997 – 15 November 2002 |
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| General Secretary | Jiang Zemin |
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| Born | May 1932 Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
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Li Lanqing (simplified Chinese: 李岚清; traditional Chinese: 李嵐清; pinyin: Lǐ Lánqīng; born May 1932 in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu) is a prominent Chinese politician.
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[edit] Biography
He is a former member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China. While in government he was First Vice-Premier. In his capacity as Vice Premier, Li was responsible for national education policy. He is the author of "Education for 1.3 Billion: On 10 Years of Education Reform and Development." The book has sold more than 750,000 copies in China and has been translated into English.
[edit] Education
Li graduated from the Business Management Department of Fudan University in 1952.
[edit] Early career
Early in his career, Li was part of the launch of China auto industry and later held positions in the First Ministry of Machine Building Industry and the State Economic Commission.
Li was involved in opening China up to the world from 1978 on. In this role, he was responsible for foreign governmental loans at the State Foreign Investment Administrative Commission.
Li also served as director-general of the Foreign Investment Administration of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade. He was vice mayor of Tianjin. Li was also Executive Vice Minister and then Minister of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade.
[edit] Later career
From 1993 to 2003, Li was Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China and was a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 15th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
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| Preceded by Zheng Tuobin |
Minister of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade 1990 – 1993 |
Succeeded by Wu Yi |
| Preceded by Zhu Rongji, Zou Jiahua, Qian Qichen, Li Lanqing |
Vice-Premier of the State Council Served alongside: Qian Qichen, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao 1998 – 2003 |
Succeeded by Huang Ju, Wu Yi, Zeng Peiyan, Hui Liangyu |
| Preceded by Zhu Rongji |
First-ranking Vice-Premier of the State Council 1998 – 2003 |
Succeeded by Huang Ju |
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