Li Xinran (Chinese: 李欣然; born March 1972) is a Chinese politician serving as the Secretary-General of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) since 2022. Previously, he served as the Chief Inspector of the CCDI Discipline Inspection Office at the China Banking Regulatory Commission and the Chief Inspector of the CCDI and NSC Discipline Inspection Office at the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission.

Li Xinran
李欣然
Secretary-General of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Assumed office
26 September 2022
SecretaryZhao Leji
Li Xi
Preceded byYang Xiaochao
Personal details
BornMarch 1972 (age 52)
Kuandian, Dandong, Liaoning, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (since 1994)
Alma mater
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Xīnrán

Career

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Li was born in March 1972 in Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County in Dandong, Liaoning. He is a member of Manchu ethnic group. He studied political science at the China University of Political Science and Law. Later, he studied international relations at the School of International Studies of Peking University. He has a Master of Laws degree.[1]

Li has spent most of his career at the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).[2] He served in various roles at the CCDI's Research Office, Case Inquiries Office and Discipline Inspection Cadre Supervision Office and rose through the ranks.[2] He was dispatched to work at the Lhasa Commission for Discipline Inspection in Lhasa, Tibet, between August 1995 and January 1998.[2] In March 2015, Li was appointed as director of Sixth Supervision and Inspection Office of the CCDI, which oversaw discipline investigations in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and Shanxi.[3] He was put in charge of the investigation of local officials in Shanxi, which was one of the most heavily targeted provinces in the anti-corruption campaign.[3] Li served in this position for only a few months before being appointed as director of the Seventh Supervision and Inspection Office of the CCDI in November 2015.[4] In that role, he was responsible for discipline investigations in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, and Jiangxi.[4]

In September 2017, Li was transferred to the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) to serve as the chief inspector of the CCDI Discipline Inspection Office of the CBRC, a vice-ministerial position.[2] On October 24, 2017, Li was elected as a member of the 19th CCDI.[5] Following the merger of the CBRC and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) as a part of the 2018 institutional reforms [zh], Li continued in his role and became the chief inspector of the CCDI and the National Supervisory Commission (NSC) Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office of the newly established China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC).[6] During his tenure at the CBRC and the CBIRC, Li was involved in the anti-corruption campaign in the financial sector.[7][8]

On September 26, 2022, Li was appointed the Secretary-General of the CCDI, succeeding Yang Xiaochao.[9] He was subsequently reelected as a member of the 20th CCDI,[10] elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the 20th CCDI,[11] and appointed as a member of the NSC in October 2022.[12] Li concurrently serves as the Director-General of the General Office of the CCDI and the NSC and holds the rank of a Level-II Deputy General Supervisor.[1] In his capacity as the Secretary-General of the CCDI, Li is the chief of staff of Secretary of the CCDI and member of the Politburo Standing Committee Li Xi.

References

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  1. ^ a b "李欣然同志简历" (in Chinese). Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "李欣然任中纪委驻中国银监会纪检组长" (in Chinese). People.cn. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "中央纪委第一、第六纪检监察室纷纷换帅,高飞接棒迟耀云". The Paper (in Chinese). 27 March 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "中央纪委六室原主任李欣然改任七室主任,接棒黄文胜". The Paper (in Chinese). 7 December 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  5. ^ "List of members of 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection". Xinhua News Agency. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  6. ^ "银保监会九人领导班子敲定 郭树清任首任主席". Securities Daily (in Chinese). 22 March 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  7. ^ ""金融反腐"又现新动作 今年该领域至少10余名干部落马". People.cn (in Chinese). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  8. ^ "强化政治监督 护航"十四五"发展——十九届中央纪委五次全会与会同志谈认识". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 24 January 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  9. ^ "历史沿革" (in Chinese). Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and National Supervisory Commission. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  10. ^ "(CPC Congress) List of members of 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection". Xinhua News Agency. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Communique of the first plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee". Xinhua News Agency. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  12. ^ "全国人民代表大会常务委员会任免名单(2022年10月30日第十三届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第三十七次会议通过)". People's Daily (in Chinese). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
Party political offices
Preceded by Secretary-General of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
2022–present
Incumbent
Preceded by Director-General of the General Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission
2022–present
Preceded by
Himself
As the Chief Inspector of the CCDI Discipline Inspection Office at the China Banking Regulatory Commission
Chief Inspector of the CCDI and NSC Discipline Inspection Office at the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
2018–2022
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Lin Guoyao [zh]
As the Chief Inspector of the CCDI Discipline Inspection Office at the China Insurance Regulatory Commission
Preceded by Chief Inspector of the CCDI Discipline Inspection Office at the China Banking Regulatory Commission
2017–2018
Succeeded by
Himself
As the Chief Inspector of the CCDI and NSC Discipline Inspection Office at the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
Preceded by Director of the Seventh Supervision and Inspection Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
2015–2017
Office abolished
Preceded by Director of the Sixth Supervision and Inspection Office of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
2015
Succeeded by