Li Haitao (Chinese:李海涛; born September 1963) is a Chinese former politician who spent most of his career in northeast China's Heilongjiang province. As of September 2023 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency.^[1] Previously he served as vice chairman of the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Li is a delegate to the13th National People's Congress.

Li was born inBayan County,Heilongjiang, in September 1963.

After graduating from Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University in 1980, he was despatched to the Heilongjiang Provincial Planning Commission (later was reshuffled as Heilongjiang Provincial Economic Commission). There, he was in turn a deputy chief staff member, a chief staff member，a deputy director of the Office，and finally deputy director of the commission. He joined theChinese Communist Party (CCP) in February 1989.

In October 2004, he was appointed mayor anddeputy party secretary ofJiamusi, he remained in that position until February 2010, when he was transferred toDaxing'anling Prefecture and appointedparty secretary.^[2]

He was appointed secretary-general of the Heilongjiang Provincial People's Government in April 2011, secretary-general of the CCP Heilongjiang Provincial Committee in December 2013, and three years later was admitted to member of the CCP Heilongjiang Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.^[3] He rose to become vice governor of Heilongjiang in April 2016.^[4]

He was made vice chairman of the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference in January 2022.^[5]

On 16 September 2023, he had been suspended for "suspected serious discipline violations" by theCentral Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and theNational Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.^[6][7]

On 12 September 2024, he was expelled from the CCP and dismissed from public office.^[8]

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