Li Jinjun
Li Jinjun | |
|---|---|
| 李进军 | |
| Chinese Ambassador to North Korea | |
| Assumed office March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Liu Hongcai |
| Deputy Head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China | |
| In office March 2007 – March 2015 | |
| Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines | |
| In office December 2005 – March 200 | |
| Preceded by | Wu Hongbo |
| Succeeded by | Song Tao |
| Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar | |
| In office January 2001 – December 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Liang Dong |
| Succeeded by | Guan Mu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1956 (age 68) Jiangyin, Jiangsu |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Residence(s) | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Alma mater | Shanghai International Studies University University of Heidelberg |
| Occupation | Politician, diplomat |
Li Jinjun (simplified Chinese: 李进军; traditional Chinese: 李進軍; pinyin: Lǐ Jìnjūn; born May 1956) is a Chinese diplomat and currently the Chinese Ambassador to North Korea.[1]
Life and career
Li was born and raised in Jiangyin, Jiangsu. He entered Shanghai International Studies University in September 1972, majoring in German language, where he graduated in March 1974. Then he was accepted to the University of Heidelberg and graduated in April 1976. After graduation, he returned to China and that year he was assigned to the International Department of the Communist Party of China.[2]
He was Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Huantai County from September 1993 to October 1994.
In January 2001 he was promoted to become the Chinese Ambassador to Burma, a position he held until December 2005, when he was transferred to the Philippines and appointed the Chinese Ambassador.
He became the Deputy Head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China in March 2007, he remained in that position until March 2015, when he was appointed the Chinese Ambassador to North Korea.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Biography of Li Jinjun". CPC News (in Chinese). 2015.
- ^ 中联部原副部长李进军任驻朝大使.南方都市报
- ^ 李进军不再担任中联部副部长 曾任中国驻缅甸、驻菲律宾大使. CE.CN (in Chinese). 2015.
- ^ "Chinese president Xi Jinping appointed Li Jinjun the Chinese Ambassador to the North Korea". People.com (in Chinese). 2015.
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- 1956 births
- Communist Party of China politicians from Jiangsu
- People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu
- Living people
- Shanghai International Studies University alumni
- Heidelberg University alumni
- Ambassadors of China to North Korea
- Ambassadors of China to the Philippines
- Ambassadors of China to Myanmar
- Politicians from Wuxi