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Li Yifei
Li Yifei
李邑飞
Communist Party Secretary of Ningxia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 28 June 2024
Deputy	Zhang Yupu
Preceded by	Liang Yanshun
Political Commissar of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps
	In office; 19 October 2021 – 28 June 2024
Preceded by	Wang Junzheng
Succeeded by	He Zhongyou
Personal details
Born	January 1964 (age 60–61); Mojiang County, Yunnan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Kunming Medical University; Tsinghua University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	李邑飞
Traditional Chinese	李邑飛
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lǐ Yìfēi

Li Yifei (born January 1964) is a Chinese politician who is the current Communist Party Secretary of Ningxia, in office since June 2024. He previously served as political commissar and party secretary of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC).

He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1] He is a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Early life and education

Li was born in Mojiang County, Yunnan, in January 1964. In 1980, he enrolled in Kunming Medical University, majoring in hygiene, after graduating in 1985, he worked at the university. He also earned his Master of Public Administration degree from Tsinghua University in 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Career in Yunnan

He got involved in politics in June 1986, when he was appointed as an official in the Yunnan Provincial Labor and Personnel Department and then to Yunnan Provincial Economic and Trade Commission in November 1998. In November 2001, he was made deputy director of Yunnan Provincial Nonferrous Geological Bureau, and served until July 2003, when he was transferred to Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and appointed deputy party secretary. In December 2009, he took office as deputy party secretary of Kunming, a major city and the capital of Yunnan. In December 2012, he became deputy secretary-general of Yunnan, rising to secretary-general in February 2015. He became a member of the Standing Committee of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in May 2016 before being assigned to the similar position in the neighboring Guizhou province in March 2017.^[2] He also served as head of Organization Department of CCP Guizhou Provincial Committee between April 2017 and May 2020.^[3]

Career in Xinjiang

In May 2020, he was assigned to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where he was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Xinjiang Regional Committee, the region's top authority. He was head of Organization Department of CCP Xinjiang Regional Committee in June 2020, and held that office until July 2021, when he was promoted to become deputy party secretary of Xinjiang and party secretary of Education Committee.^[4] On 19 October 2021, he took up the post of political commissar and party secretary of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, concurrently serving as chairman of China Xinjian Group Corporation. His predecessor Wang Junzheng was appointed party secretary of Tibet.^[5]

Career in Ningxia

On 26 June 2024, Li was appointed party secretary of Ningxia, succeeding Liang Yanshun.^[6]

References

^ Yi Yi (伊一) (5 May 2017). 贵州省选举产生39名党的十九大代表（名单）. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ 云南省委组织部部长李小三、省委秘书长李邑飞任省委常委. thepaper (in Chinese). 10 May 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ 李邑飞任贵州省委组织部部长，孙永春不再担任. thepaper (in Chinese). 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (19 July 2021). 李邑飞任新疆维吾尔自治区党委副书记、教育工委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ Jia Nan (贾楠) (2021-10-19). 黑龙江等5省区党委主要负责同志职务调整. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
^ "CPC appoints new Party chiefs for 3 provincial-level regions". Xinhua News Agency. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

Government offices
Preceded by Mao Wenguo [zh]	Secretary-General of Yunnan Provincial People's Government 2015–2016	Succeeded by He Jinping [zh]
Party political offices
Preceded by Cao Jianfang	Secretary-General of CPC Yunnan Provincial Committee 2016–2017	Succeeded by Liu Huiyan [zh]
Preceded by Sun Yongchun [zh]	Head of Organization Department of CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee 2017–2020	Succeeded by Liu Jie
Preceded by Ji Zheng [zh]	Head of Organization Department of CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee 2020–2021	Succeeded by Zhang Zhu [zh]
Preceded by Li Pengxin	Secretary of Education Committee of CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee 2021	Succeeded by Zhang Chunlin
Preceded by Wang Junzheng	Political Commissar of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps 2021–2024	Succeeded by He Zhongyou
Preceded by Liang Yanshun	Communist Party Secretary of Ningxia 2024–present	Incumbent