Li Ruihuan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Baodi County, Tianjin. He was born in 1934, attended an architectural engineering institute and joined the CPC in 1959.
Li spent almost 15 years as a construction worker. He later became involved with the trade unions in Beijing. In 1982, he was transferred to Tianjin, where he became secretary of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee. Shortly thereafter, he became mayor of Tianjin.
He was a member of the 5th NPC and chairman of the 8th and 9th CPPCC National Committees.