Compiled from the following sources:

Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 4/28/2008
Career Data Updated: 4/28/2008

PHOTO: Li Congjun
Li Congjun 李从军
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee; President, Xinhua News Agency
Born: 1949

Biography

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.

Career Data

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

Recent Travel & Appearances

19 Apr 12 Travelled to Indonesia, Jakarta and met with the following:
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (President of Indonesia)
Indonesian president meets Xinhua News Agency chief
17 Oct 11 Photo Gellary: Prize-winning entries of "Zoom-in on Poverty" photo contest
27 Sep 11 Was in Beijing Municipality
World media leaders meet in Beijing to discuss IPR, new media, cooperation
27 Sep 11 World media giants call for better protection of journalists
27 Sep 11 Was in Beijing Municipality
World Media Summit Presidium Meeting concludes, attendees reach agreements
26 Sep 11 Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following:
Tom Curley (President of the Associated Press (AP))
Media leaders arrive in Beijing for World Media Summit presidium meeting
25 Sep 11 World Media Summit to hold presidium meeting in Beijing
22 Mar 11 Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following:
David Schlesinger (co-chairman of the World Media Summit, former editor-in-chief of Reuters, chairman of Thomson Reuters China)
President of Xinhua News Agency meets chairman of Thomson Reuters China
11 Jan 11 Xinhua unveils Beijing-based R&D center to boost competitiveness in new media industry
10 Dec 10 Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following:
Koos Bekker (Founder of MIH Group)
Xinhua's CNC English-language TV channel to reach African cable audiences


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