Xi Jinping | |
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习近平 | |
9th General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party | |
Assumed office 15 November 2012 | |
Preceded by | Hu Jintao |
7th President of China | |
Assumed office 14 March 2013 | |
Premier | See list
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Vice President | See list
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Preceded by | Hu Jintao |
6th and 13th Chairman of the Central Military Commission[a] | |
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Deputy | See list |
Preceded by | Hu Jintao |
7th First-ranked Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party | |
In office 22 October 2007 – 15 November 2012 | |
General Secretary | Hu Jintao |
Preceded by | Zeng Qinghong |
Succeeded by | Liu Yunshan |
8th Vice President of China | |
In office 15 March 2008 – 14 March 2013 | |
President | Hu Jintao |
Preceded by | Zeng Qinghong |
Succeeded by | Li Yuanchao |
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Born | Beijing, China | 15 June 1953
Political party | CCP (since 1974) |
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Residence | Zhongnanhai |
Alma mater | Tsinghua University |
Occupation | Politician |
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Xi Jinping (/ʃiː dʒɪnˈpɪŋ/; born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the 9th General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and the 13th Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2012, and as well as the 7th President of China since 2013.[1] As General Secretary, he is also a member of the CPC Politburo Standing Committee, China's top decision-making body.[2] Xi is the first CCP general secretary born after the establishment of the People's Republic of China.[3][4]
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