Li Keqiang, ethnic Han from Dingyuan, Anhui Province, born in July 1955. He joined the CPC in May 1976 and graduated from the School of Economics at Peking University, majoring in economics, with a degree of Doctor of Economics.
Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier of the State Council and Deputy Secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group.
1974-76: Educated youth, Dongling Brigade, Damiao Commune, Fengyang County, Anhui Province
1976-78: Secretary, Party Branch, Damiao Brigade, Damiao Commune, Fengyang County, Anhui Province
1978-82: Student, Department of Law; and leader, Students' Union of Peking University
1982-83: Secretary, Committee of the Communist Youth League (CYL), Peking University; member, Standing Committee, CYL Central Committee
1983-85: Director, School Department, CYL Central Committee; Secretary General, All-China Students' Federation; alternate member, Secretariat, CYL Central Committee
1985-93: Member, Secretariat, CYL Central Committee; Vice Chairman, All-China Youth Federation (September-November 1991: Student of a further studies course for provincial and ministerial-level officials at the Party School of CPC Central Committee)
1993-98: First member, Secretariat, CYL Central Committee; President, China Youth University for Political Sciences (1988-94: Studied economics in an in-service postgraduate program at the School of Economics at Peking University, and awarded the degrees of Master of Economics and Doctor of Economics)
1998-99: Deputy Secretary, CPC Henan Provincial Committee; Acting Governor, Henan Province; and concurrently Director, Yellow River Food Control Headquarters
1999-2002: Deputy Secretary, CPC Henan Provincial Committee; Governor, Henan Province; and concurrently Director, Yellow River Food Control Headquarters
2002-03: Secretary, CPC Henan Provincial Committee; Governor, Henan Province; and concurrently Director, Yellow River Food Control Headquarters
2003-04: Secretary, CPC Henan Provincial Committee; Chairman, Standing Committee, Henan Provincial People's Congress
2004-05: Secretary, CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee
2005-07: Secretary, CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee; Chairman, Standing Committee, Liaoning Provincial People's Congress
2007-08: Member, Standing Committee, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee
2008- Member, Standing Committee, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; Vice Premier; Deputy Secretary, Leading Party Members' Group of the State Council; Director, Three Gorges Project Construction Committee and South-to-North Water Diversion Construction Project Committee, State Council
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