Li Jinjun Explained

Office1:Chinese Ambassador to North Korea
Term Start1:March 2015
Term End1:December 2021
Predecessor1:Liu Hongcai
Successor1:Wang Yajun
Office2:Deputy Head of the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party
Term Start2:March 2007
Term End2:March 2015
Office3:Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines
Term Start3:December 2005
Term End3:March 2007
Predecessor3:Wu Hongbo
Successor3:Song Tao
Office4:Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar
Term Start4:January 2001
Term End4:December 2005
Predecessor4:Liang Dong
Successor4:Guan Mu
Li Jinjun
Native Name:李进军
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Place:Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Shanghai International Studies University
University of Heidelberg

Li Jinjun (; born May 1956) is a Chinese diplomat who has served as Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar, the Philippines, and North Korea.[1]

Life and career

Li was born and raised in Jiangyin, Jiangsu. He entered Shanghai International Studies University in September 1972, majoring in German language, where he graduated in March 1974. Then he was accepted to the University of Heidelberg and graduated in April 1976. After graduation, he returned to China and that year he was assigned to the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party.[2]

He was Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Huantai County from September 1993 to October 1994.

In January 2001 he was promoted to become the Chinese Ambassador to Burma, a position he held until December 2005, when he was transferred to the Philippines and appointed the Chinese Ambassador.

He became the Deputy Head of the International Liaison Department of the CCP in March 2007, he remained in that position until March 2015, when he was appointed the Chinese Ambassador to North Korea.[3] [4] He was the longest-serving Chinese ambassador to North Korea; his tour in Pyongyang ended in 2021, with his departure from North Korea delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He was replaced by Wang Yajun.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Biography of Li Jinjun . CPC News. 2015 . zh .
  2. http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2015-03-19/053931621568.shtml 中联部原副部长李进军任驻朝大使
  3. News: http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201503/17/t20150317_4842070.shtml . zh:李进军不再担任中联部副部长 曾任中国驻缅甸、驻菲律宾大使 . CE.CN . 2015 . zh .
  4. News: Chinese president Xi Jinping appointed Li Jinjun the Chinese Ambassador to the North Korea . People.com. 2015 . zh .
  5. News: Kim Jong-un praises Chinese envoy for 'fresh heyday' in bilateral ties . 23 December 2021 . South China Morning Post . 23 December 2021 . en.