Li Qiang
Li Qiang is a Chinese politician. He became the premier of China in March 2023, having been elevated to the second-ranking member on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee Politburo Standing Committee in October 2022. Li was the party secretary for Shanghai City from 2017 to 2022 where he pursued pro-business policies and handled the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some of the key events about Li Qiang
- 1983Graduated from Zhejiang Agricultural University with a degree in agricultural mechanization
- 2002Appointed as the Secretary of the Wenzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
- 2003Faced criticism for mishandling the SARS outbreak in Zhejiang province
- 2004Became the youngest member of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Standing Committee
- 2007Appointed as the Secretary of the Jiaxing Municipal Committee
- 2011Promoted to Governor of Zhejiang Province
- 2012Elected as an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
- 2015Oversaw controversial demolitions of Christian churches in Zhejiang
- 2016Appointed as the Party Secretary of Jiangsu Province
- 2017Elected as a full member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
- 2019Implemented strict lockdown measures in Shanghai during COVID-19 outbreak, leading to food shortages and public discontent
- 2020Supported the implementation of the Hong Kong national security law, which was widely criticized for eroding civil liberties
- 2022Appointed as the Party Secretary of Shanghai
- 2022Defended China's "zero-COVID" policy despite its economic impact and social disruptions
- 2023Became the Premier of the People's Republic of China
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