| Office1: | Director of the Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Term Start1: | February 2019 |
| Predecessor1: | Qin Gang |
| Office2: | Chinese Consul-General to Chicago |
| Term Start2: | 22 July 2016 |
| Term End2: | 28 August 2018 |
| Predecessor2: | Zhao Weijun |
| Successor2: | Liu Jun |
| Office3: | Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Term Start3: | November 2010 |
| Term End3: | July 2016 |
| Predecessor3: | Qin Gang |
| Successor3: | Hua Chunying |
| Hong Lei | |
| Native Name: | 洪磊 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Birth Place: | Fuyang, Zhejiang, China |
| Party: | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma Mater: | Beijing Language and Culture University |
Hong Lei (; born August 1969) is a Chinese diplomat and politician, serving as Head of the Department of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was Chinese Consul General in Chicago from 2016 to 2018 and served as spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2016.[1] Hong was the 25th spokesperson since the spokesperson system was established in the ministry in 1983.
A native of Fuyang, Zhejiang, Hong Lei graduated from Beijing Language and Culture University in 1991. After college, he was appointed as an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and over a period of 20 years worked his way up to the position of spokesperson.[2] [3]