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Zhao Leji
Chinese Communist Party official (born 1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhao Leji[lower-alpha 1] (born 8 March 1957) is a Chinese politician who is the current chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the third-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
Quick Facts 11th Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Leader ...
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赵乐际 | |||||||||||
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11th Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | |||||||||||
Assumed office 10 March 2023 | |||||||||||
Leader | Xi Jinping | ||||||||||
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Secretary-General | Liu Qi | ||||||||||
Preceded by | Li Zhanshu | ||||||||||
Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection | |||||||||||
In office 25 October 2017 – 23 October 2022 | |||||||||||
Deputy | Yang Xiaodu | ||||||||||
General Secretary | Xi Jinping | ||||||||||
Preceded by | Wang Qishan | ||||||||||
Succeeded by | Li Xi | ||||||||||
Head of the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party | |||||||||||
In office 19 November 2012 – 28 October 2017 | |||||||||||
Deputy | Chen Xi | ||||||||||
General Secretary | Xi Jinping | ||||||||||
Preceded by | Li Yuanchao | ||||||||||
Succeeded by | Chen Xi | ||||||||||
Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi | |||||||||||
In office 25 March 2007 – 19 November 2012 | |||||||||||
Preceded by | Li Jianguo | ||||||||||
Succeeded by | Zhao Zhengyong | ||||||||||
Communist Party Secretary of Qinghai | |||||||||||
In office 19 August 2003 – 26 March 2007 | |||||||||||
Preceded by | Su Rong | ||||||||||
Succeeded by | Qiang Wei | ||||||||||
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Born | (1957-03-08) 8 March 1957 (age 67) Xining, Qinghai, China | ||||||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1975–present) | ||||||||||
Relations | Zhao Leqin (brother), Former Party Secretary of Guilin | ||||||||||
Alma mater | Peking University | ||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 赵乐际 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 趙樂際 | ||||||||||
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In his earlier political career, he served as the Communist Party Secretary of Qinghai, the party secretary of Shaanxi, and the head of the Organization Department of the CCP. He entered the CCP Politburo in 2012 and was promoted to the Politburo Standing Committee five years later. Between 2017 and 2022, he was the secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the party's top anti-corruption body.