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Li Keqiang (Chinese: 李克强; pinyin: Lǐ Kèqiáng; 3 July 1955 – 27 October 2023) was a Chinese economist and politician who served as the seventh premier of China from 2013 to 2023. He was also the second-ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2012 to 2022.
Li Keqiang served as Premier of the People's Republic of China for a decade until his retirement earlier this year. We had the pleasure of meeting him on several occasions, notably during his visit to Australia with his wife, Professor Cheng Hong, in 2017 to commemorate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and China.
Li took office as premier on 11 March during the first session of the 14th National People's Congress, taking over from Li Keqiang. [29] He is the first person since Zhou Enlai to rise directly to premiership from local government without any prior working experience in the central government, especially as a vice premier. [30] [31]
Former Premier Li Keqiang, China’s top economic official for a decade, died Friday of a heart attack. Li was China’s No. 2 leader from 2013-23 and an advocate for private business but was left ...
Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, once seen as a reform-minded contender to the country’s top leadership role, died of a sudden heart attack early Friday in Shanghai, state media reported. He ...
The sudden death of China’s former Premier Li Keqiang has spurred an outpouring of grief and mourning across the country. But for many, it also appears to offer a rare opening to air pent-up ...
The sudden death of China's former second-ranking leader, Li Keqiang, has shocked many people in the country, with tributes offered up to the ex-official who promised market-oriented reforms but ...
The Li Keqiang government was the 12th and 13th State Councils of China from March 2013 to March 2023, under the Li Keqiang premiership. [1] It succeeded the Wen Jiabao government. Premier Li was ranked only second to Party general secretary Xi Jinping among 7 members of the 18th and 19th Politburo Standing Committee , top decision-making body ...