Yi Lianhong, male, of Han ethnicity.
Hometown: Lianyuan City, Hunan Province.
Date of Birth: September 1959.
Work History: Joined the workforce in August 1976.
Educational Background: Master’s degree in Political Economy from Shaanxi Normal University.
Political Affiliation: Member of the Communist Party of China (joined in June 1985).
Academic Title: Professor.
Current Positions: 20th Central Committee Member, Chair of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress, Vice Chairman of the Financial and Economic Committee of the National People's Congress.
Career History:
Aug 1976 - Sep 1978: Educated youth in Guihua Commune, Lianyuan County, Hunan Province.
Sep 1978 - Jul 1982: Studied Political Science at Hunan Normal University.
Jul 1982 - Aug 1984: Teacher at Shaoyang University, Hunan Province.
Aug 1984 - Jul 1987: Master's degree in Political Economy, Department of Political Education, Shaanxi Normal University.
Jul 1987 - Jan 1992: Teacher in the Economics Research Department of the Hunan Provincial Party School (During this period, from Feb 1990 to Dec 1990, served as Assistant Director of the Enterprise Management Office at Zhuzhou Chemical Plant, Hunan Province).
Jan 1992 - Sep 1994: Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Research Department at the Hunan Provincial Party School (During this period, from Feb 1992 to Jan 1994, served as Deputy County Mayor of Yuanling County, Hunan Province).
Sep 1994 - Sep 1995: Assistant to the President of the Hunan Provincial Party School.
Sep 1995 - Jul 2000: Vice President of the Hunan Provincial Party School.
Jul 2000 - May 2004: Executive Vice President of the Hunan Provincial Party School (Rank of Director-General).
May 2004 - Nov 2011: Party Secretary of Yueyang City, Hunan Province.
Nov 2011 - Dec 2011: Standing Committee Member of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, Party Secretary of Yueyang City.
Dec 2011 - May 2013: Standing Committee Member of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, Secretary-General of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee.
May 2013 - Jul 2017: Standing Committee Member of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, Party Secretary of Changsha City.
Jul 2017 - May 2018: Standing Committee Member of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee, Party Secretary of Shenyang City.
May 2018 - Jul 2018: Deputy Secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee, Party Secretary of Shenyang City.
Jul 2018 - Aug 2018: Deputy Secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee.
Aug 2018 - Oct 2018: Deputy Secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee, Vice Governor, Acting Governor, and Party Group Secretary of Jiangxi Provincial Government.
Oct 2018 - Oct 2021: Deputy Secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee, Governor, and Party Group Secretary of Jiangxi Provincial Government.
Oct 2021 - Jan 2022: Party Secretary of Jiangxi Province.
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022: Party Secretary of Jiangxi Province, Chair of the Standing Committee of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress, First Secretary of the Jiangxi Provincial Military District Party Committee.
Dec 2022 - Jan 2023: Party Secretary of Zhejiang Province.
Jan 2023 - Oct 2024: Party Secretary of Zhejiang Province, Chair of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress.
Oct 2024 - Present: Chair of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress.
Nov 2024 - Present: Vice Chairman of the Financial and Economic Committee of the National People's Congress.
Delegate to the 19th and 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Alternate Member of the 19th Central Committee, Member of the 20th Central Committee, Representative to the 13th and 14th National People's Congress, Delegate to the 14th Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress.
