Li Qiang
Premier of the People's Republic of China since March 2023 and one of Xi Jinping's closest senior lieutenants. Li's career rose through provincial and party management rather than through an independent national technocratic base.
Li Qiang serves in the office of Premier of the People's Republic of China, a role that shapes how power is exercised, how institutions operate, and how political decisions are carried through in practice.
At a Glance
Li Qiang (born 1959) serves as Premier of the People's Republic of China, affiliated with Chinese Communist Party. The office gives Li Qiang a direct role in how power is exercised in China, whether through executive decisions, party leadership, legislative influence, or state administration.
Li Qiang has been involved in 1 tracked election. Those contests matter because election results shape public legitimacy, bargaining power, and the room a politician has to govern or recover after a loss.
Power Profile
Leads the regional executive within subnational jurisdiction
