Xu Lin (born 1963)

Xu Lin
徐麟
Xu in June 2020
Communist Party Secretary of Guizhou
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 December 2022
Deputy	Li Bingjun (Governor)
General Secretary	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Shen Yiqin
Director of the National Radio and Television Administration
In office 8 June 2022 – 3 February 2023
Premier	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Nie Chenxi
Succeeded by	Cao Shumin [zh]
Director of the State Council Information Office
In office 21 August 2018 – 8 June 2022
Premier	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Jiang Jianguo
Succeeded by	Sun Yeli
Director of the Cyberspace Administration of China
In office 19 July 2016 – 21 August 2018
Premier	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Lu Wei
Succeeded by	Zhuang Rongwen
Personal details
Born	June 1963 (age 60) Shanghai, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Shanghai Normal University

Xu Lin (Chinese: 徐麟; pinyin: Xú Lín; born June 1963) is a Chinese politician, who is currently serving as the Communist Party secretary of Guizhou. Previously he served as director of the State Council Information Office and director of the National Radio and Television Administration. He also served as the main official in charge of internet policy, the head of the Cyberspace Administration of China, from June 2016 to July 2018.^[1] Xu was previously the head of the Shanghai propaganda department and later Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Pudong.