special representative to General Secretary
Which position did Li Zhanshu hold in Jul 2018?
Li Zhanshu Li Zhanshu ( born August 30 , 1950 ) ( ) is a Chinese politician , and the current Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress , head of the de facto legislative body of the Peoples Republic of China . He is a No.3 member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party , Chinas top decision-making body . Li began his political career in rural regions of his native Hebei province , rising through the ranks as the Communist Party Secretary of Xian , Governor of Heilongjiang province , and the Party Secretary of Guizhou province . In 2012 , he became chief of the General Office of the Communist Party of China . Following the 18th Party Congress , Li became one of the top advisors to party General Secretary Xi Jinping . He is regarded by the media as a senior member of “Xi Jinping Clique” , one of the main political factions within the Chinese Communist Party . Early career . Li was born in Pingshan County , Hebei province on August 30 , 1950 . He became a member of the Communist Party of China ( CPC ) in 1975 . He started his career as an ordinary functionary in the capital of his home province , Shijiazhuang , working as an office worker for the Shijiazhuang commercial bureau and the Shijiazhuang party committee . In 1980 , Li studied night school at the Hebei Normal University . After graduating , he was promoted to Party Secretary of Wuji County ( at around the same time , the party chief of neighbouring Zhengding County was Xi Jinping , current General Secretary of the Communist Party of China ) . For the next decade , Li took on progressively senior roles in Hebei province , including deputy party chief and Commissioner of Shijiazhuang prefecture ( not equivalent to mayor ) , head of the provincial Communist Youth League organization , Commissioner of Chengde prefecture , member of the Party Standing Committee of Hebei and Secretary-General of the provincial party committee . Regional leadership . In 1998 , Li was transferred to Shaanxi province to serve on its party leadership council and become the head of its provincial Organization Department . Beginning in January 2002 , Li became the Party Secretary of Xian . In May , he concurrently took on the role of deputy party chief of Shaanxi province . During his term in Xian , Li was known to have set the goal for Xian to become the best city in the western interior . In December 2003 , Li became Deputy Party Secretary of Heilongjiang , and assumed the post of Vice Governor about a year later . At the time , outside observers classified Li as a member of the Tuanpai , i.e. , officials with a background in the Communist Youth League . On December 25 , 2007 , then Governor Zhang Zuoji resigned , and Li took over as acting Governor , confirmed in January 2008 . In August 2010 , Li became the Party Secretary of Guizhou province , taking on his first role in the top office of a province . At the time , Li was not yet a full member of the Central Committee ; it was considered very rare for someone to hold office as a provincial party chief without a full seat on the Central Committee . General Office . In July 2012 , Li was transferred to Beijing to serve as the executive deputy director of the General Office of the Communist Party of China , being groomed to replace Ling Jihua . He assumed office as Director of the General Office two months later . Li has played a major role in facilitating a strong relationship between China and Russia , and is the first General Office chief in post-Mao China to have played such an active role in foreign affairs . For example , in 2015 Li was sent as a special representative of Xi Jinping to meet with Vladimir Putin in Moscow . During the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade held in Moscow , Li was a member of the Chinese delegation . Li was known to have accompanied Xi on the leaders various meetings with foreign guests , including on Xis 2015 state visit to the United States . Li , seen as one of the most influential members of Xi Jinpings inner circle , was considered a dark horse candidate for the 19th Politburo Standing Committee , Chinas top decision-making body which will take office in 2017 . Li was an alternate member of the 16th and 17th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China and was a full member of the 18th Central Committee . Standing Committee . Li was chosen to be a member of the 19th Politburo Standing Committee , Chinas top decision-making body , at the 1st Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on 25 October 2017 . On March 17 , 2018 , Li was elected as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress . On September 8 , 2018 , Li acted as special representative to General Secretary Xi Jinping on a visit to North Korea to participate in the 70th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea . Regarding his work , Li claims to abide by a three-nos principle : they are : no messing around with other people , no playing games , no loafing on the job . In November 2020 , following the expulsion of 4 pro-democracy lawmakers in the Hong Kong Legislative Council , Li defended the expulsion and said the decision was both necessary and appropriate . Family . Lis great-uncle ( ; 1908–1967 ) served as Vice Governor of Shandong province . Lis wife , Wang Jinfeng ( ) , was born on October 30 , 1953 . Li Qianxin . Lis eldest daughter , Li Qianxin ( ; born 20 June 1982 ) , also known as Naomi Li , has been reported by Chinese-language media as being active in Hong Kong , and is one of the Vice-Chairs of the Hua Jing Society , a youth organization promoting mainland-Hong Kong cooperation . Li Qianxin reportedly bought a townhouse in Hong Kongs Stanley Beach for $15 million in 2013 . According to a New York Times investigation , Li Qianxin bought a 4-story property at 6 Stanley Beach Road in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island in 2013 for USD $15 million through Century Joy Holdings Ltd. , a company registered in Hong Kong with Li Qianxin as the sole director , and incorporated in the British Virgin Islands . In October 2019 , when the New York Times contacted her regarding a scandal involving Deutsche Bank and their illicit hiring practices , she dissolved Century Joy Holdings Ltd . within a matter of hours . Li Qianxin was found to have pushed Deutsche Bank to hire her younger sister , who was deemed unqualified for the banks corporate communications team , but received the job offer anyway . Her husband , Chua Hwa Por ( ; born 17 May 1985 ) , was also part of the report . Chua owned a racehorse called Limitless , and also took over a company named Tai United in early 2017 , when he was appointed as chairman . Under his supervision , Tai United bought a large share in the Peninsula Hotel , as well as the entire 79th floor of a Hong Kong skyscraper ( reported earlier by SCMP to be at The Center ) . Chua stepped down from Tai United shortly afterwards in July 2017 , when Next Magazine reported on the purchases and Chuas potential ties to Li Qianxins father , Li Zhanshu . In January 2018 , Chua then sold the majority of his Tai United shares . Together , Li Qianxin and Chua jointly own another company , named Chua & Li Membership . Li Qianxin and Chua both had listed the 6 Stanley Beach Road unit as their residence until early 2020 , when Li Qianxin changed her address to another apartment Chua owns in Hong Kong , located on the 60th floor of a building . Also according to the investigation , Li Qianxin joined networks such as the Hua Jing Society in Hong Kong , a group that networks princelings and tycoons . Li Duoxi . Lis youngest daughter , Li Duoxi ( ; born 25 May 1987 ) , works at Deutsche Bank .