Li Baoshan

Li Baoshan (born on 13 August 1955) is a Chinese politician. He joined Chinese Communist Party in September 1978, and graduated from Shanxi Normal University. He was an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the member of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Li Baoshan
李宝善
Deputy Director of the Education, Science, Health and Sports Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 November 2020
Director	Yuan Guiren
President of People's Daily
In office April 2018 – November 2020
Preceded by	Yang Zhenwu
Succeeded by	Tuo Zhen
Editor-in-Chief of People's Daily
In office April 2014 – April 2018
Preceded by	Yang Zhenwu
Succeeded by	Tuo Zhen
President of Qiushi
In office June 2008 – April 2014
Preceded by	Wu Hengquan
Succeeded by	Li Jie
Chief Editor of Qiushi
In office December 2003 – June 2008
Preceded by	Wang Tianxi
Succeeded by	Zhang Xiaolin
Personal details
Born	(1955-08-13) 13 August 1955 (age 69) Jincheng, Shanxi, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Shanxi Normal University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	李寶善
Simplified Chinese	李宝善
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Bǎoshàn

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

History

Li was born in Shanxi Jincheng, in August 1955. Li Baoshan is the former CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee Deputy Minister of Propaganda Department and Director of the Provincial Government Information Office. He worked in CCP Central Propaganda Department in 1995 and served successively as deputy director of the Information Bureau, Director of the Arts and Culture Bureau, Director of the Information Bureau, and Deputy Secretary-General. In December 2003, he served as editor-in-chief of "Qiushi" magazine. In June 2008, he served as the president of Qiushi magazine. In April 2014, he served as People's Daily editor-in-chief.^[1] In April 2018, he served as President of People's Daily.^[2]

In 2008, he was elected as a member of the 11th CPPCC National Committee,^[3] represent of the press and publishing industry, in the 44th group. And served as a special committee of the Population, Resources and Environment Committee.^[4]

On November 11, 2020, he was appointed deputy director of the Education, Science, Health and Sports Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.^[5]

References

1. 李宝善接替杨振武出任人民日报总编辑. sina (in Chinese).
2. 李宝善任人民日报社长 庹震任总编辑. ifeng.com (in Chinese).
3. 第十一届全国政协委员名单. indaa.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
4. 全国政协信息李宝善. cppcc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
5. 人民日报社、新华社原社长的新职务. qq.com (in Chinese). 11 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

Party political offices
Previous: Yang Zhenwu	President of People's Daily April 2018-November 2020	Next: Tuo Zhen
Preceded by Yang Zhenwu	Editor-in-Chief of People's Daily April 2014-April 2018	Succeeded by Tuo Zhen
Preceded by Wu Hengquan	President of Qiushi June 2008-April 2014	Succeeded by Li Jie [zh]
Preceded by Wang Tianxi	Chief Editor of Qiushi December 2003-June 2008	Succeeded by Zhang Xiaolin