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Li Baohua
Office:Governor of the People's Bank of China
Term Start:5 January 1978
Term End:4 May 1982
Premier:Hua Guofeng
Zhao Ziyang
Predecessor:Chen Xiyu
Successor:Lü Peijian
Office1:Communist Party Secretary of the People's Bank of China
Term Start1:January 1978
Term End1:April 1982
Predecessor1:Hu Lijiao
Successor1:Lü Peijian
Office2:Communist Party Secretary of Anhui
Term Start2:February 1962
Term End2:May 1971
Predecessor2:Zeng Xisheng
Successor2:Li Desheng
Office3:Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Term Start3:November 1949
Term End3:31 March 1955
Birth Date:October 2, 1909
Birth Place:Laoting County, Hebei, China
Death Date:February 19, 2005
Party:Chinese Communist Party

Li Baohua (; October 2, 1909 – February 19, 2005) was a Chinese politician.

Biography

Li was born in Laoting County, Hebei Province. He was the oldest child of Li Dazhao (1889-1927) who was the co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). After the death of Li Dazhao, the CCP managed to send Li Baohua to Japan to receive his college education. Upon his return to China, Li Baohua participated in the Chinese Communist Revolution. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, he first served as a vice minister in the Department of Water Resources and Electric Power. He was the secretary of the CCP Provincial Committee Secretary in Anhui from 1962 to 1971. He was the governor of the People's Bank of China from 1978 to 1982. He was the chairman of the CPPCC of Guizhou Province from 1977 to 1979.