Li Wuzhang (Chinese: 李武章; born July 1959) is a Chinese politician who served as Vice Chairman of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He has served as chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce Shanxi branch.[1]

Li Wuzhang
Chinese: 李武章
Vice Chairman of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Assumed office
January 2018
Personal details
BornJuly 1959 (age 66)
Huai'an County, Hebei, China
PartyIndependent
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Wuhan University

Biography

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Li Wuzhang was born in July 1959 in Huai'an County, Hebei. He began his career in July 1976 as a sent-down youth in Hetao Commune of Huairen County. In October 1978, he became a worker at the Datong Petroleum Depot in Yanbei Prefecture. From October 1981, he worked in the Yanbei Chemical Supply and Marketing Company, where he successively served as planner and later manager. During this period, he studied Chinese language at Shanxi Radio and Television University from September 1982 to August 1985.[2]

In November 1990, Li became manager of the Yanbei Fertilizer Company and later of the Datong Fertilizer Company. In February 1998, he was appointed head of the preparatory group for the Datong Tianbao Fertilizer Industry Group, and in June 1998 became its chairman and general manager. In July 1998, he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Datong Municipal Committee while continuing to lead the enterprise.[3]

In August 2003, Li was appointed Vice Mayor of Datong, a position he held until March 2012. During this time, he pursued in-service postgraduate studies in software engineering at Wuhan University from September 2006 to June 2008, obtaining a Master of Engineering degree. In March 2012, he was transferred to Shuozhou as Vice Mayor, and between April and October 2012 he was temporarily assigned as deputy director of the Hangu Administrative Committee of the Binhai New Area in Tianjin.[3]

In December 2013, Li was appointed chairman of the Shanxi Provincial Federation of Industry and Commerce (General Chamber of Commerce). In January 2018, he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, while continuing to serve as chairman of the provincial federation of industry and commerce.[4] Li has served as a deputy to the National People's Congress (11th and 12th terms) and as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (13th National Committee).[5][6]

References

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  1. "黄晓薇当选山西省政协主席 _光明日报 _光明网". 新闻中心_报道刚刚发生的新闻_光明网 (in Chinese). 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  2. "山西对李武章、王智杰进行考察公示(简历)_中国经济网——国家经济门户". Economic Daily (in Chinese). 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  3. 1 2 "李武章当选山西省工商联主席、省总商会会长". politics.people.com.cn (in Chinese). 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  4. "黄晓薇当选山西省政协主席——人民政协网". 人民政协网 (in Chinese). 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  5. "中华全国工商业联合会第十二届执行委员会领导机构和领导班子成员名单-新华网". Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
  6. "李佳被免去山西省政协主席职务". 观察者网 (in Chinese). 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2026-04-20.