Li Jinjun

Li Jinjun
李进军
Chinese Ambassador to North Korea
Assumed office
March 2015
Preceded by Liu Hongcai
Deputy Head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China
In office
March 2007  March 2015
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines
In office
December 2005  March 200
Preceded by Wu Hongbo
Succeeded by Song Tao
Chinese Ambassador to Burma
In office
January 2001  December 2005
Preceded by Liang Dong
Succeeded by Guan Mu
Personal details
Born May 1956 (age 60)
Jiangyin, Jiangsu
Nationality Chinese
Political party Communist Party of China
Residence Pyongyang, North Korea
Alma mater Shanghai International Studies University
University of Heidelberg
Occupation Politician, diplomat
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.

Li Jinjun (simplified Chinese: 李进军; traditional Chinese: 李進軍; pinyin: Lǐ Jìnjūn; born May 1956) is a Chinese diplomat and currently the Chinese Ambassador to North Korea.[1]

Life and career

Li was born and raised in Jiangyin, Jiangsu. He entered Shanghai International Studies University in September 1972, majoring in German language, where he graduated in March 1974. Then he was accepted to the University of Heidelberg and graduated in April 1976. After graduation, he returned to China and that year he was assigned to the International Department of the Communist Party of China.[2]

He was Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Huantai County from September 1993 to October 1994.

In January 2001 he was promoted to become the Chinese Ambassador to Burma, a position he held until December 2005, when he was transferred to the Philippines and appointed the Chinese Ambassador.

He became the Deputy Head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China in March 2007, he remained in that position until March 2015, when he was appointed the Chinese Ambassador to North Korea.[3][4]

References

Diplomatic posts
Previous:
Liang Dong (梁栋)
Chinese Ambassador to Burma
January 2001 – December 2005
Next:
Guan Mu (管木)
Previous:
Wu Hongbo (吴红波)
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines
December 2005 – March 200
Next:
Song Tao (宋涛)
Party political offices
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Deputy Head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China
March 2007 – March 2015
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Diplomatic posts
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Liu Hongcai (刘洪才)
Chinese Ambassador to North Korea
March 2015-
Incumbent
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