Lian Yimin (Chinese:廉毅敏;pinyin:Lián Yìmǐn; born 5 March 1964) is a Chinese politician currently serving as chairman of theZhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, in office since January 2014. Previously he served as chairman of theHebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

He was a representative of the19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and is a representative of the20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the12th National People's Congress. He was a member of the 14th National Committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference and is a member of the 14th National Committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference.^[1]

Lian was born inPingyao County,Shanxi, on 5 March 1964.^[2] In 1981, he enrolled atTsinghua University, where he majored in optical instrument.^[2] After university in 1986, he did his postgraduate work atShanxi University.^[2] Upon graduation, he stayed for teaching, and eventually became deputy director of the Institute of Optoelectronics in September 1991.^[2]

He joined theChinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1984, and got involved in politics in February 1992, when he worked in the Office of the Shanxi Provincial People's Government.^[2] He was manager of Shanxi Provincial Transportation Information and Communication Company in September 1993 and subsequently director of Shanxi Provincial Transportation Computer Communication Center in December 1996.^[2] In October 2000, he became deputy director of Shanxi Provincial Science and Technology Department, rising to director in September 2006.^[2] In February 2011, he was named acting mayor of the capital cityTaiyuan, confirmed in the following month.^[2] He also served asdeputy party secretary and member of the CCP Taiyuan Municipal Committee, the city's top authority. In March 2013, he became secretary-general of Shanxi Provincial People's Government, and then head of theUnited Front Work Department of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee in November 2016.^[3] After a brief term, he was appointed head of thePublicity Department of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee in March 2018. In June 2019, he was made secretary-general of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee and was admitted to member of the CCP Shanxi Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.^[4]

In October 2020, he was appointed head of theOrganization Department of the CCP Hebei Provincial Committee and was admitted to member of the CCPHebei Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.^[5] He was chosen as specifically designated deputy party secretary in September 2021, concurrently serving as secretary-general.^[6][7] On 14 January 2023, he became chairman of theHebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the provincial advisory body.^[8]

He was transferred to the coastal provinceZhejiang in December 2023 and appointed chairman of theZhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in January 2024.^[9]

• 1964 births
• Living people
• People from Pingyao County
• Tsinghua University alumni
• Shanxi University alumni
• Mayors of Taiyuan
• Chairpersons of the CPPCC Hebei Provincial Committee
• Chairpersons of the CPPCC Zhejiang Provincial Committee
• People's Republic of China politicians from Shanxi
• Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shanxi
• Members of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
• Members of the 14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
• Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress

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