Li Changchun

- Politburo Standing Committee Member of the CPC Central Committee

Li Changchun, of the Han ethnic group and a native of Dalian, Liaoning Province, was bom in February 1944. He joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in September 1965 and began working in September 1966. He graduated from the Specialty of the Industrial Enterprise Automation of the Department of Electric Machinery of Harbin Institute of Technology. With a university education, he holds the title of engineer.

He is now member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee.

1961-66 Student majoring in industrial enterprise automation at the Department of Electric Machinery of Harbin Institute of Technology

1966-68 At Harbin Institute of Technology awaiting job assignments

1968-75 Technician with the Shenyang Switchgear Plant in Liaoning Province

1975-80 Deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee of the Shenyang Electrical Equipment Co. in Liaoning Province, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Committee of the company, deputy manager and manager of the Shenyang Electrical Control Equipment Co. and deputy secretary of the company's CPC Committee

1980-81 Deputy director of the Shenyang Bureau of Mechanical and Electrical Industry and deputy secretary of the bureau'sCPC Committee

1981-82 Deputy secretary general of the CPC Shenyang Municipal Committee in Liaoning Province

1982-83 Vice mayor of Shenyang and director of the Shenyang Municipal Economic Committee

1983-85 Secretary of the CPC Shenyang Municipal Committee and mayor of Shenyang

1985-86 Deputy secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee and secretary of the CPC Shenyang Municipal Committee

1986-87 Deputy secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee and vice governor and actinggovernor of Liaoning

1987-90 Deputy secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee and governor of Liaoning

1990-91 Deputy secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee and vice governor and acting governor of Henan Province

1991-1992 Deputy secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee and governor of Henan

1992-93 Secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee

1993-97 Secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial People's Congress, attending a workshop on theory held by the Party School of the CPC Central Committee for cadres at the provincial/ministerial level from October to November 1993

1997-98 Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial People's Congress

1998-2002 Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee

2002- Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee

He was alternate member of the 12th CPC Central Committee and member of the 13th, 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees and is member of the 16th CPC Central Committee. He was member of the Political Bureau of the 15th CPC Central Committee, and is member and Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the 16th CPC Central Committee.