Li Congjun, male, Han nationality, is a native of Liuan City, Anhui province. He was born in 1949, joined the CPC in 1983, and graduated from Shandong University as a doctoral candidate. He is a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee. He served as the chief of the Zhejiang Publicity Department until 2001 and he became president of the Xinhua News Agency in 2008.
| 2008— | President, Xinhua News Agency | |
| 2007—2008 | Vice-President, Xinhua News Agency | |
| 2007— | Secretary, Xinhua News Agency CPC, Party Committee | |
| 2007— | Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 2001—2007 | Deputy Director, CPC, Central Committee, Publicity Department | |
| 1999—2001 | Director, CPC, Provincial Committee, Publicity Department Zhejiang Province | |
| 1998—2001 | Member, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Zhejiang Province | |
| 1998—1999 | Deputy Director, CPC, Provincial Committee, Publicity Department Zhejiang Province | |
| 1983 | Joined, CPC |