Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 1/5/2015
Career Data Updated: 1/5/2015
Li Congjun 李从军
Member, 18th CPC, Central Committee
Born: 1949
Birthplace: Anhui Province, Liuan City
Biography
Li Congjun, male, Han nationality, is a native of Liuan City, Anhui province. He was born in 1949, joined the CPC in 1983, and graduated from Shandong University as a doctoral candidate. He is a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee. He served as the chief of the Zhejiang Publicity Department until 2001 and he was president of the Xinhua News Agency from 2008 to Dec 2014.
Career Data
| 2012—2017 | Member, 18th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 2008—2014 | President, Xinhua News Agency | |
| 2007—2008 | Vice-President, Xinhua News Agency | |
| 2007—2014 | Secretary, Xinhua News Agency CPC, Party Committee | |
| 2007—2012 | Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 2001—2007 | Deputy Director, CPC, Central Committee, Publicity Department | |
| 1999—2001 | Director, CPC, Provincial Committee, Publicity Department Zhejiang Province | |
| 1998—2001 | Member, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Zhejiang Province | |
| 1998—1999 | Deputy Director, CPC, Provincial Committee, Publicity Department Zhejiang Province | |
| 1983 | Joined, CPC |
Recent Travel & Appearances
| 15 Jul 14 | Xinhua president urges BRICS media to strive for bigger say on world stage | |
| 27 Jun 14 | Travelled to Finland, Helsinki and met with the following: • Eero Heinaluoma (Finnish Parliament Speaker) | |
| 25 Jun 14 | Travelled to Finland, Helsinki and met with the following: • Mike Pettersson (Editor-In-Chief and CEO of the Finnish news agency STT-Lehtikuva) | |
| 28 Feb 14 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Michel Sidibe (UNAIDS Executive Director) | |
| 10 Oct 13 | Travelled to Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou City World media leaders meet to discuss new media challenges, possibility of global prizes for journalism #China | |
| 04 Sep 13 | Xinhua President stresses mainstream media guiding public opinions #China | |
| 27 May 13 | Travelled to Israel, Jerusalem Israeli president speaks highly of #China's development #Israel | |
| 14 Dec 12 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Achim Steiner (United Nations Under-Secretary-General and United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) Executive Director) | |
| 06 Jul 12 | Travelled to Russia, Moscow Xinhua president urges readjustment of world media organizations | |
| 19 Apr 12 | Travelled to Indonesia, Jakarta and met with the following: • Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (President of Indonesia) |
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