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Also known as Keqiang Li, Léih Hāk-kèuhng, Lǐ Kèqiang, Li K'o-ch'iang

Premier of the People's Republic of China from 2013 to 2023

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Li Keqiang was the Premier of the People's Republic of China from 2013 to 2023, making him one of the country's top government officials responsible for overseeing economic policy and day-to-day governance. His decade-long tenure covered a critical period of China's economic development and included major policy decisions affecting both the country's domestic economy and its international relations.

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human
Family name
Li
Gender
male
Citizenship
China
Place of birth
Dingyuan County
Place of death
Shanghai
Occupation
politician
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
Chinese
Religion
atheism
Doctoral advisor
Li Yining
Image
Li Keqiang (20230104).jpg
Number of children
1
Significant event
death of Li Keqiang
Political ideology
communism
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Li Keqiang
date of birth
1955-07-03
name in native language
李克强
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member of cabinet
Li Keqiang Government
ranking
2
writing language
Simplified Chinese
political alignment
far-left politics
date of death
2023-10-27
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
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Li Keqiang (Chinese: 李克强; pinyin: Lǐ Kèqiáng; 3 July 1955 – 27 October 2023) was a Chinese politician and economist who served as Premier of China from 2013 to 2023 and was the second-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s Politburo Standing Committee from 2012 to 2022.

Born in Hefei, Anhui province, Li rose through the ranks in the Communist Youth League of China, serving as its first secretary from 1993 to 1998. From 1998 to 2004, he served in Henan, including as governor and later as party secretary of the province. From 2004 to 2007 he served as the party secretary of Liaoning. From 2008 to 2013, Li served as the first-ranked vice premier overseeing economy, under then-premier Wen Jiabao.

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