Ding Xuexiang

Chinese politician, aide of Xi Jinping

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Ding.

Ding Xuexiang

丁薛祥

Official portrait, 2023

First Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

Incumbent

Assumed office
12 March 2023
Premier| Li Qiang
Preceded by| Han Zheng
Director of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
15 November 2017 – March 2023
Deputy| Meng Xiangfeng (executive)
General Secretary| Xi Jinping
Preceded by| Li Zhanshu
Succeeded by| Cai Qi
Director of the Office of the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
May 2013 – March 2023
General Secretary| Xi Jinping
Preceded by| Chen Shiju
Succeeded by| Cai Qi
Personal details
Born|  (1962-09-13) 13 September 1962 (age 61)
Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Political party| Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater|

* Yanshan University
* Fudan University

Cabinet| Li Qiang Government

Ding Xuexiang (Chinese: 丁薛祥; pinyin: Dīng Xuēxiáng; born 13 September 1962) is a Chinese politician who is currently the first vice premier of the People's Republic of China and the sixth-ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He has also been leader of the Central Leading Group on Hong Kong and Macau Affairs since March 2023.

Considered a close confidant of CCP general secretary Xi Jinping, Ding served on Xi's staff beginning in Shanghai, then followed him to Beijing. He served as the director of the CCP General Secretary's Office between 2013 and 2023 and the director of the CCP General Office between 2017 and 2023. He was also a member of the 19th Party Politburo, and a Secretary of the Party Secretariat between 2017 and 2022.

## Early life and education[edit]

Ding Xuexiang was born in Nantong, Jiangsu province, on 13 September 1962. He graduated from the Northeast Heavy Machinery Institute in Qinghuangdao, later renamed Yanshan University, in 1982 with a degree in engineering. Ding Xuexiang got his first job at the Shanghai Research Institute of Materials (SRIM) from 1982 to 1999, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1984.[1] Ding Xuexiang received a master's degree in public administration from Fudan University's School of Management in 1993.[2] At the Shanghai Research Institute of Materials, Ding advanced rapidly through various research, administrative, and party positions.

## Political career[edit]

Ding's rise to the Politburo was achieved primarily by climbing the ranks of the party.[2] Ding moved into politics after obtaining his first cadre position, as the deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Science & Technology Commission, in 1999.[3] Throughout his tenure at the SRIM, he attained leadership roles in propaganda, organization, general office, politics, and legal affairs, gaining valuable experience in all said fields. He moved up the ranks of the party apparatus in Shanghai, finishing off his time in the city as Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee in 2013.[4] He would first be elected to the Central Committee as an alternate member at the 18th Party Congress in 2012.

### Politburo and Secretariat[edit]

Ding joined the Politburo and the Secretariat of the CCP in October 2017, as the director of the CCP General Office, and remained his post of the CCP General Secretary's office director (chief of staff).[5][6]

## Vice Premiership[edit]

Following the first plenary session of the 20th CCP Central Committee in October 2022, Ding was elevated to the CCP Politburo Standing Committee, the top decision-making body in China.[7] Upon his nomination, Voice of America described Ding as "loyal and strong in coordination, but lacking experience in macroeconomic management and other people's livelihood affairs".[8]

Ding succeeded Han Zheng as the first-ranking vice premier of China and leader of the Central Leading Group on Hong Kong and Macau Affairs in March 2023.[9] His portfolio included development and reform,[10] education,[11] science and technology,[12] finance,[13] ecology and environment,[14] statistics,[15] and intellectual property.[16]

In July 2023 China and the European Union hold the Fourth EU-China High Level Environment and Climate Dialogue. The European delegation to China was led by Frans Timmermans, while China was represented by Ding Xuexiang. Both sides declared they will continue to cooperate in stopping climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Both sides agree to ensure the success of COP28, implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, advance the High Seas Treaty, cooperate in water policy, reach a global agreement on plastic pollution by 2024. Both sides agree to support circular economy.[17]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ding Xuexiang" (PDF). brookings.edu. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
2. ^ a b Kenderdine, Tristan. "Xi Loyalist Ding Xuexiang Could Benefit From Factional Infighting". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
3. ^ Wong, Edward (30 September 2015). "The 'Gatekeeper' in Xi Jinping's Inner Circle". New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
4. ^ Xinhua. "Ding Xuexiang -- Member of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee". China Daily. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
5. ^ "1st Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the CPC (Chinese)". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 2017-10-25.
6. ^ "China Vitae : Biography of Ding Xuexiang". www.chinavitae.com.
7. ^ "Communique of the first plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee". www.gov.cn. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
8. ^ "习近平为什么看中了丁薛祥？" [Why does Xi Jinping prefer Ding Xuexiang?]. Voice of America. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
9. ^ Zheng, William (21 March 2023). "Mainland China executive vice-premier made Beijing's top official for Hong Kong and Macau affairs". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
10. ^ "中国发展高层论坛2023年年会开幕 丁薛祥宣读习近平主席贺信并发表主旨演讲 [The 2023 Annual Conference of the China Development Forum opens. Ding Xuexiang reads the congratulatory letter from President Xi Jinping and delivers a keynote speech]". Xinhua. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
11. ^ "丁薛祥在全国高校毕业生等青年就业创业工作电视电话会议上强调 扎实做好高校毕业生就业创业工作 确保取得让党和人民满意的成效 [Ding Xuexiang emphasized at the national teleconference on the employment and entrepreneurship of college graduates and other young people that they should do a good job in the employment and entrepreneurship of college graduates to ensure that the party and the people are satisfied with the results]". Xinhua. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
12. ^ "丁薛祥出席2023年全国科技活动周暨北京科技周启动式活动 [Ding Xuexiang attended the launch event of the 2023 National Science and Technology Week and Beijing Science and Technology Week]". Xinhua. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
13. ^ "丁薛祥出席新开发银行第八届理事会年会开幕式并致辞 [Ding Xuexiang attended the opening ceremony of the 8th Annual Meeting of the New Development Bank Council and delivered a speech]". Xinhua. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
14. ^ "丁薛祥会见联合国气候变化迪拜大会候任主席苏尔坦 [Ding Xuexiang meets with Sultan, President-Designate of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai]". Xinhua. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
15. ^ "第四届联合国世界数据论坛开幕 丁薛祥宣读习近平主席贺信并致辞 [The 4th United Nations World Data Forum opens. Ding Xuexiang reads the congratulatory letter from President Xi Jinping and delivers a speech]". Xinhua. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
16. ^ "中国与世界知识产权组织合作五十周年纪念暨宣传周主场活动在京举行 丁薛祥宣读习近平主席贺信并致辞 [The 50th Anniversary of Cooperation between China and the World Intellectual Property Organization and the Propaganda Week Home Event Held in Beijing Ding Xuexiang Read President Xi Jinping's Congratulatory Letter and Delivered a Speech]". Xinhua. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
17. ^ "Joint Press Release following the Fourth EU-China High Level Environment and Climate Dialogue". Delegation of the European Union to the People’s Republic of China. the European Union. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

Political offices

Preceded by

Han Zheng

|  First Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
2023–present  | Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by

Chen Shiju

|  Director of the Office of the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
2013–2023  | Succeeded by

Cai Qi

Preceded by

Li Zhanshu

|  Director of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
2017–2023

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14th State Council of the People's Republic of China

Li Qiang Cabinet I (2023–2028)

Premier|

Li QiangPSC (Party branch secretary)

Premier Li Qiang

1st Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang

Vice-Premiers|

1. Ding XuexiangPSC
2. He LifengP
3. Zhang GuoqingP
4. Liu GuozhongP

State Councilors|

1. ~~Li Shangfu~~ (Removed from post on 24 October 2023)
2. Wang Xiaohong
3. Wu Zhenglong
4. Shen Yiqin♀
5. ~~Qin Gang~~ (Removed from post on 24 October 2023)

Secretary-General|

Wu Zhenglong

Ministers|

| 01 Foreign Affairs|

Qin Gang → Wang Yi

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02 National Defense|

Li Shangfu → Dong Jun

03 Development & Reform Commission|

Zheng Shanjie

04 Education|

Huai Jinpeng

05 Science & Technology|

Wang Zhigang → Yin Hejun

06 Industry & Information Technology|

Jin Zhuanglong

07 Ethnic Affairs Commission|

Pan Yue

08 Public Security|

Wang Xiaohong

09 State Security|

Chen Yixin

10 Civil Affairs|

Tang Dengjie

11 Justice|

He Rong

12 Finance|

Liu Kun → Lan Fo'an

13 Human Resources & Social Security|

Wang Xiaoping

14 Natural Resources|

Wang Guanghua

15 Ecology & Environment|

Huang Runqiu

16 Housing & Urban-Rural Development|

Ni Hong

17 Transport|

Li Xiaopeng

18 Water Resources|

Li Guoying

19 Agriculture & Rural Affairs|

Tang Renjian

20 Commerce|

Wang Wentao

21 Culture & Tourism|

Hu Heping

22 Health Commission|

Ma Xiaowei

23 Veterans Affairs|

Pei Jinjia

24 Emergency Management|

Wang Xiangxi

Central Bank Governor|

Yi Gang → Pan Gongsheng

Auditor-General|

Hou Kai

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* PSC: Member of the Politburo Standing Committee;
* †: died in office;
* ♀: Female

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First Vice Premiers of the People's Republic of China

* Dong Biwu
* Chen Yun
* Lin Biao
* Deng Xiaoping
* Wan Li
* Yao Yilin
* Zhu Rongji
* Li Lanqing
* Huang Ju
* Wu Yi (acting)
* Li Keqiang
* Zhang Gaoli
* Han Zheng
* Ding Xuexiang

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Vice Premiers of the People's Republic of China (list)

Provisional Cabinet|

1. Dong Biwu
2. Chen Yun
3. Guo Moruo
4. Huang Yanpei
5. Deng Xiaoping (added 1952)

1st Cabinet|

1. Chen Yun
2. Lin Biao
3. Peng Dehuai
4. Deng Xiaoping
5. Deng Zihui
6. He Long
7. Chen Yi
8. Ulanhu
9. Li Fuchun
10. Li Xiannian
11. Nie Rongzhen (added 1956)
12. Bo Yibo (added 1956)

2nd Cabinet|

1. Chen Yun
2. Lin Biao
3. Peng Dehuai
4. Deng Xiaoping
5. Deng Zihui
6. He Long
7. Chen Yi
8. Ulanhu
9. Li Fuchun
10. Li Xiannian
11. Nie Rongzhen
12. Bo Yibo
13. Tan Zhenlin
14. Lu Dingyi
15. Luo Ruiqing
16. Xi Zhongxun

3rd Cabinet|

1. Lin Biao (died 1971)
2. Chen Yun (dismissed 1969)
3. Deng Xiaoping (dismissed 1968, reinstated 1973)
4. He Long (died 1969)
5. Chen Yi (died 1972)
6. Ke Qingshi (died 1965)
7. Ulanhu (dismissed 1968)
8. Li Fuchun (died 1975)
9. Li Xiannian
10. Tan Zhenlin
11. Nie Rongzhen
12. Bo Yibo (dismissed 1967)
13. Lu Dingyi (dismissed 1966)
14. Luo Ruiqing (dismissed 1966)
15. Tao Zhu (died 1969)
16. Xie Fuzhi (died 1972)

4th Cabinet|

1. Deng Xiaoping (dismissed 1976, reinstated 1977)
2. Zhang Chunqiao (dismissed 1977)
3. Li Xiannian
4. Chen Xilian
5. Ji Dengkui
6. Hua Guofeng
7. Chen Yonggui
8. Wu Guixian ♀ (resigned 1977)
9. Wang Zhen
10. Yu Qiuli
11. Gu Mu
12. Sun Jian

5th Cabinet (1978)|

1. Deng Xiaoping
2. Li Xiannian
3. Xu Xiangqian
4. Ji Dengkui
5. Yu Qiuli
6. Chen Xilian
7. Geng Biao
8. Chen Yonggui
9. Fang Yi
10. Wang Zhen
11. Gu Mu
12. Kang Shi'en
13. Chen Muhua ♀
14. Wang Renzhong (added 1979)
15. Chen Yun (added 1979)

5th Cabinet (1980)|

1. Yu Qiuli
2. Geng Biao
3. Fang Yi
4. Gu Mu
5. Kang Shi'en
6. Chen Muhua ♀
7. Bo Yibo
8. Yao Yilin
9. Ji Pengfei
10. Zhao Ziyang (promoted to premier)
11. Wan Li
12. Yang Jingren
13. Zhang Aiping
14. Huang Hua

5th Cabinet (1982)|

1. Wan Li
2. Yao Yilin

6th Cabinet|

1. Wan Li
2. Yao Yilin
3. Li Peng
4. Tian Jiyun
5. Qiao Shi (added 1986)

7th Cabinet|

1. Yao Yilin
2. Tian Jiyun
3. Wu Xueqian
4. Zou Jiahua (added 1991)
5. Zhu Rongji (added 1991)

8th Cabinet|

1. Zhu Rongji
2. Zou Jiahua
3. Qian Qichen
4. Li Lanqing
5. Wu Bangguo (added 1995)
6. Jiang Chunyun (added 1995)

9th Cabinet|

1. Li Lanqing
2. Qian Qichen
3. Wu Bangguo
4. Wen Jiabao

10th Cabinet|

1. Huang Ju (died 2007)
2. Wu Yi ♀
3. Zeng Peiyan
4. Hui Liangyu

11th Cabinet|

1. Li Keqiang
2. Hui Liangyu
3. Zhang Dejiang
4. Wang Qishan

12th Cabinet|

1. Zhang Gaoli
2. Liu Yandong ♀
3. Wang Yang
4. Ma Kai

13th Cabinet|

1. Han Zheng
2. Sun Chunlan ♀
3. Hu Chunhua
4. Liu He

14th Cabinet|

1. Ding Xuexiang
2. He Lifeng
3. Zhang Guoqing
4. Liu Guozhong

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20th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022–2027)

Standing Committee|

1. Xi Jinping (General Secretary)
2. Li Qiang
3. Zhao Leji
4. Wang Huning
5. Cai Qi
6. Ding Xuexiang
7. Li Xi

Other members
in surname stroke order|

* Ma Xingrui
* Wang Yi
* Yin Li
* Shi Taifeng
* Liu Guozhong
* Li Ganjie
* Li Shulei
* Li Hongzhong
* He Weidong
* He Lifeng
* Zhang Youxia
* Zhang Guoqing
* Chen Wenqing
* Chen Jining
* Chen Min'er
* Yuan Jiajun
* Huang Kunming

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19th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2017–2022)

Standing Committee|

1. Xi Jinping (General Secretary)
2. Li Keqiang
3. Li Zhanshu
4. Wang Yang
5. Wang Huning
6. Zhao Leji
7. Han Zheng

Other members
in surname stroke order|

* Ding Xuexiang
* Wang Chen
* Liu He
* Xu Qiliang
* Sun Chunlan ♀
* Li Xi
* Li Qiang
* Li Hongzhong
* Yang Jiechi
* Yang Xiaodu
* Zhang Youxia
* Chen Xi
* Chen Quanguo
* Chen Min'er
* Hu Chunhua
* Guo Shengkun
* Huang Kunming
* Cai Qi

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Secretaries of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party

8th Secretariat (1956–1969)|

* Deng Xiaoping
* Huang Kecheng
* Kang Sheng
* Li Fuchun
* Li Xiannian
* Li Xuefeng
* Liu Ningyi
* Lu Dingyi
* Luo Ruiqing
* Peng Zhen
* Tan Zheng
* Tan Zhenlin
* Tao Zhu
* Wang Jiaxiang
* Xie Fuzhi
* Ye Jianying
* Hu Qiaomu (alternate)
* Liu Lantao (alternate)
* Yang Shangkun (alternate)

11th Secretariat (1980–1982)|

* Wan Li
* Wang Renzhong
* Fang Yi
* Gu Mu
* Song Renqiong
* Yu Qiuli
* Yang Dezhi
* Hu Qiaomu
* Hu Yaobang
* Yao Yilin
* Peng Chong
* Xi Zhongxun

12th Secretariat (1982–1987)|

* Wan Li
* Xi Zhongxun
* Deng Liqun
* Yang Yong
* Yu Qiuli
* Gu Mu
* Chen Pixian
* Hu Qili
* Yao Yilin
* Qiao Shi
* Tian Jiyun
* Li Peng
* Hao Jianxiu
* Wang Zhaoguo

13th Secretariat (1987–1992)|

* Hu Qili
* Qiao Shi
* Rui Xingwen
* Yan Mingfu
* Li Ruihuan
* Ding Guangen
* Yang Baibing
* Wen Jiabao (alternate)

14th Secretariat (1992–1997)|

* Hu Jintao
* Ding Guangen
* Wei Jianxing
* Wen Jiabao
* Ren Jianxin

15th Secretariat (1997–2002)|

* Hu Jintao
* Wei Jianxing
* Ding Guangen
* Luo Gan
* Wen Jiabao
* Zeng Qinghong
* Wu Bangguo
* Jiang Chunyun

16th Secretariat (2002–2007)|

* Zeng Qinghong
* Liu Yunshan
* Zhou Yongkang
* He Guoqiang
* Wang Gang
* Xu Caihou
* He Yong

17th Secretariat (2007–2012)|

* Xi Jinping
* Liu Yunshan
* Li Yuanchao
* He Yong
* Ling Jihua
* Wang Huning

18th Secretariat (2012–2017)|

* Liu Yunshan
* Liu Qibao
* Zhao Leji
* Li Zhanshu
* Du Qinglin
* Zhao Hongzhu
* Yang Jing

19th Secretariat (2017–2022)|

* Wang Huning
* Ding Xuexiang
* Yang Xiaodu
* Chen Xi
* Guo Shengkun
* Huang Kunming
* You Quan

20th Secretariat (2022–2027)|

* Cai Qi
* Shi Taifeng
* Li Ganjie
* Li Shulei
* Chen Wenqing
* Liu Jinguo
* Wang Xiaohong

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Xi Jinping

* General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
* President of the People's Republic of China
* Chairman of the Central Military Commission

Policies
and theories|

* Xi Jinping Administration
* paramount leader
* leadership core
* Li Qiang Government (2023-present)
* Xi Jinping–Li Keqiang Administration
* Li Keqiang Government (2013-2023)
* Li Keqiang
* Xi Jinping Thought
* Diplomacy
* Clear waters and green mountains
* Chinese Dream
* Chinese-style modernization
* Common prosperity
* Confidence doctrine
* Document Number Nine
* Dual circulation
* Eight Musts
* Eight-point Regulation
* Four Comprehensives
* Party media takes the party's last name
* Three Stricts and Three Honests
* Historical resolution
* Two Centenaries
* Two Establishes and Two Safeguards
* Whole-process people's democracy

Events|

| First term|

* 2012 election as Party general secretary
* Anti-corruption campaign
* Wang Qishan (2012-2017)
* World Internet Conference
* 709 crackdown
* Toilet Revolution in China
* 2015 China Victory Day Parade

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Second term|

* 2017 reelection as Party general secretary
* Uyghur genocide
* Xinjiang internment camps
* China–United States trade war
* 2019–20 Hong Kong protests
* 2019 China 70th National Day grand parade
* COVID-19 pandemic
* Response
* 100th Anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party
* 2020 Inner Mongolia protests
* 2020-2021 Xi Jinping Administration reform spree
* 2022 Winter Olympics
* 2022 Hong Kong visit

Third term|

* 2022 2nd reelection as Party general secretary

Diplomacy|

| Policies|

* Belt and Road Initiative
* 2017 BRI Forum
* Community of Common Destiny
* Global Security Initiative
* Wolf warrior diplomacy
* China and the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Meetings
and trips|

* Ma–Xi meeting
* 2015 Pakistan visit
* Xi–Chu Summit
* 2015 United States visit
* 2015 United Kingdom visit
* Kim–Xi meetings
* 2019 Italy and France visit
* CPC and World Political Parties Summit
* 2023 Russia visit

New Zhijiang Army|

* Cai Qi
* Chen Min'er
* Huang Kunming
* Lou Yangsheng
* Bayanqolu
* Ying Yong
* Li Qiang
* Ding Xuexiang
* Zhong Shaojun

Works|

* General Secretary Xi Jinping important speech series
* The Governance of China
* The Hopes of President Xi
* Zhijiang Xinyu
* Quotations from Chairman Xi Jinping

Family|

* Xi Zhongxun (father)
* Qi Xin (mother)
* Ke Lingling (1st wife)
* Peng Liyuan (2nd wife)
* Qi Qiaoqiao (sister)
* Xi Yuanping (brother)
* Xi Mingze (daughter)

Related|

* Amazing China
* Accelerator-in-Chief
* Censorship of Winnie-the-Pooh
* Cult of personality
* Panama Papers (Deng Jiagui)
* Open Letter asking Xi Jinping to Resign
* Rhyzodiastes xii
* General Secretary Xi Jinping's Kindness We Never Forget
* Xuexi Qiangguo

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