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

Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 9/23/2008
Career Data Updated: 9/23/2008

PHOTO: Li Changjiang
Li Changjiang 李长江
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
Born: 1944

Biography

Li Changjiang, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shuangcheng, Heilongjiang Province. He was born in 1944, received higher education and joined the CPC in 1965.

Li's early career was spent in Jilin Province, where he was occupied with student activities, organizations, and research on juvenile problems. By 1995, he had moved to Zhejiang Province, first as assistant to the governor and later as vice-governor. In 1999, he moved to Beijing to assume senior positions in the customs sector, and in 2001, he became Director, State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. He resigned as director of that institution in 2008.

Li was a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee and is now a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee.

Career Data

2007—2012 Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2002—2007 Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2001—2008 Director, State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
1999— Director, Supervision and Quarantine
1999—2001 Deputy Director, General Administration of Customs
1998—1999 Vice-Governor, People's Government Zhejiang Province
1995—1998 Assistant to Governor, People's Government Zhejiang Province
1992—1996 Deputy Director, State Bureau of Land Administration
1990—1991 Deputy Secretary, China Youth University for Political Sciences CPC, Party Committee
1990—1991 Member, China Youth University for Political Sciences CPC, Party Committee, Standing Committee
1990—1991 Director, China Juvenile Research Center
1990—1991 Vice-President, China Youth University for Political Sciences
1987—1990 Director, CYLC, Central Committee, Research Office for Youth Movement History
1986—1987 Staff Member, CYLC, Central Committee, Research Office for Youth Movement History
1984—1986 Secretary, Changchun Institute of Optical Precision Machinery, Commission for Discipline Inspection
1984—1986 Member, Changchun Institute of Optical Precision Machinery CPC, Party Committee, Standing Committee
1984—1986 Director, Changchun Institute of Optical Precision Machinery, General Office
1980—1984 Head, CYLC, Central Committee, Student Department
1973—1980 Deputy Secretary, Changchun Institute of Optical Precision Machinery CYLC, Institutional Level, Student Department Jilin Province, Changchun City
1973—1980 Secretary, Changchun Institute of Optical Precision Machinery CYLC, Institutional Level, Student Department Jilin Province, Changchun City
1970 Graduate, Changchun Institute of Optical Precision Machinery, Optical Instrument Design Department Jilin Province, Changchun City
1970—1973 Worker, No. 228 Factory Jilin Province, Changchun City
1965 Joined, CPC


Recent Travel & Appearances

18 Sep 09 Hu Jintao and topleaders attended the Fourth Plenary Session of the 17th Communist Party of China Central Committee.
18 Sep 09 Hu Jintao and topleaders attended the Fourth Plenary Session of the 17th Communist Party of China Central Committee.
22 Sep 08 Li Changjiang resigned amid public grumbles over tainted milk.
19 Sep 08 Hu Jintao addressed the opening ceremony of a seminar for the country's ministerial-level leaders.
17 Sep 08 Wen Jiabao presided over an executive meeting of the State Council to launch national comprehensive tests of dairy products and reform the dairy industry.
14 Sep 08 Travelled to Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang City
Li Changjiang required inspectors to carry out tests to reach a report on other kinds of dairy products during his tour to Hebei province.
30 Jun 08 Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following:
Sundaravej Samak (Prime Minister of Thailand)
Wen Jiabao held talks with Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
18 Jun 08 Travelled to USA, Maryland, Annapolis and met with the following:
Henry Paulson (U.S. Secretary of Finance)
Wang Qishan and U.S. Secretary of Finance Henry Paulson co-chaired the 4th round of China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue.
16 May 08 Travelled to Sichuan Province, Mianyang Prefecture
Hu Jintao arrived in Mianyang, a city in quake-hit southwestern Sichuan Province.
25 Apr 08 Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following:
Jose Manuel Barroso (European Union Commission President)
Wen Jiabao met with European Union Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.

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