Li Qiang
Awards & Honours
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Awards Won
6
Honours
3
Rankings
2
Records
Li Qiang's record is measured in offices held rather than trophies won, and by that measure it is close to the top of what Chinese politics offers. He is the second-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee, which puts him one step below Xi Jinping in the formal hierarchy, and he is the eighth premier in the history of the People's Republic. Before that he ran Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu, three of the most economically significant provinces and cities in the country. Few officials in the current leadership have held such a continuous run of high-stakes executive posts. His rise from a county-level party secretary in Yongkang in 1996 to the premiership in 2023 spans nearly three decades of steadily increasing responsibility, and it happened without the kind of public drama that usually accompanies a climb to the top of Chinese politics.
Honours & Distinctions
Member, CCP Politburo Standing Committee
The second-highest political office in China, held since the 20th Party Congress.
Premier of the State Council
Confirmed in March 2023, succeeding Li Keqiang as head of China's government.
Member, CCP Politburo
Elevated to the party's top political body at the 19th Party Congress.
Party Secretary of Shanghai
Led China's financial capital from 2017 to 2022.
Party Secretary of Jiangsu
Led one of China's wealthiest and most industrialized provinces.
Governor of Zhejiang
Served as the province's chief executive from 2012 to 2016.
Rankings & Lists
iFANN Global Fame Rankings, China
iFANN Global Fame Rankings, from China
Pantheon Historical Popularity Index
Records & Feats
Eighth Premier of the People's Republic of China
Took office in March 2023, becoming the eighth person to hold the premiership since the founding of the PRC in 1949.
Second-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee
Holds the second-highest formal position in China's political hierarchy, directly below Xi Jinping.