Li Hongzhong

Li Hongzhong
李鸿忠
First Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 March 2023
Chairman	Zhao Leji
Preceded by	Wang Chen
Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin
In office 13 September 2016 – 8 December 2022
Deputy	Wang Dongfeng (mayor)
General secretary	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Huang Xingguo
Succeeded by	Chen Min'er
Communist Party Secretary of Hubei
In office 6 December 2010 – 13 September 2016
Deputy	Wang Guosheng (governor)
General secretary	Hu Jintao Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Luo Qingquan
Succeeded by	Jiang Chaoliang
Governor of Hubei
In office 6 December 2007 – 16 December 2010
Preceded by	Luo Qingquan
Succeeded by	Wang Guosheng
Personal details
Born	(1956-08-13) 13 August 1956 (age 67) Shenyang, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Jilin University

Li Hongzhong (Chinese: 李鸿忠; born 13 August 1956) is a Chinese politician, who is currently the first-ranking vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. Born in Shenyang, Li spent much of his early career in Guangdong province, including as mayor, then party secretary of Shenzhen. He was transferred to Hubei province in 2007 and would go on to serve as Governor and party secretary there. He served as the Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin between 2016 and 2022.