Xi Jinping - prime minister of china- facts of Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping -  prime minister of china- facts of Xi Jinping

 Xi Jinping was born in Beijing on 15 June 1953, the second son of Xi Zhongxun and his wife Qi Xin. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 by Mao Zedong, Xi's father held a series of posts, including Party propaganda chief, vice-premier, and Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress.

Personal

Birth date: June 15, 1953

Birth place: Fuping County, Shaanxi Province, China (some sources say Beijing)

Birth name: Xi Jinping

Father: Xi Zhongxun, revolutionary and vice premier

Mother: Qi Xin

Marriages: Peng Liyuan (1987-present); Ke Lingling (divorced)

Children: with Peng Liyuan: Xi Mingze

Education: Tsinghua University, Chemical Engineering, 1979; Tsinghua University, LLD, 2002

Other Facts

Is considered to be a “princeling,” the son or daughter of a revolutionary veteran.

His wife, Peng Liyuan, is a famous folk singer in China.

Timeline

1969-1975 – Works as an agricultural laborer in Liangjiahe, Shaanxi. Xi is among the millions of urban youths who were “sent down,” forced by the Communist government to leave cities to work as laborers in the countryside.

1974 – Joins the Communist Party of China.

1979-1982 – Works as the personal secretary to Geng Biao, the minister of defense.

1982-1985 – Serves as deputy secretary and then secretary of Zhengding, Hebei Province.

April 1985 – Makes his first trip to the United States as part of an agricultural delegation.

1985-1988 – Executive vice mayor of Xiamen, Fujian Province.

1988-1990 – Party secretary of Ningde, Fujian Province.

1990-1996 – Party secretary of Fuzhou, Fujian Province.

1996-1999 – Deputy party secretary of Fujian Province.

1999-2000 – Vice governor of Fujian Province.

2000-2002 – Governor of Fujian Province.

2002-2007 – Party secretary of Zhejiang Province.

2007 – Is named party secretary of Shanghai.

October 2007-present – Politburo Standing Committee member.

2007-2013 – President of the Central Party School.

2008-2013 – Vice president of the People’s Republic of China.

2010-2012 – Vice chairman of the Central Military Commission.

February 15, 2012 – Delivers a policy speech in Washington and meets with US President Barack Obama.

November 15, 2012 – Succeeds Hu Jintao as general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and as chairman of the CMC.

March 14, 2013 – Xi is named China’s president by parliament.

October 2014 – “The Governance of China,” a collection of Xi’s speeches, is published.

November 12, 2014 – Obama and Xi announce a climate change agreement that would cut both countries’ greenhouse gas emissions by close to a third over the next two decades. The White House says the announcement marks the first time China has agreed to cut its carbon emissions.

source: https://kesq.com/news/national-world/cnn-asia-pacific/2021/12/20/xi-jinping-fast-facts-2/