Shi Taifeng

Background

Shi Taifeng was born in Yushe County, Shanxi, in 1956.

Education

He then studied machinery at a local college before entering the work force as a factory worker

Career

Since 2011, Shi has also served as the Deputy Party Secretary of Jiangsu province and, since 2014, as the Party Secretary of Suzhou. During the Cultural Revolution he was a sent-down youth in his home county, performing manual labour. Following the resumption of the National College Entrance Exams, Shi was admitted to Peking University and obtained a master"s degree in law.

He worked as the deputy party chief of Jin County, Hebei, before joining the research office of the Central Party School, then heading the Organization Department of the school.

He spent about a year studying abroad at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. In July 2001, Shi was named vice president of the school.

In September 2010 he joined the provincial Party Standing Committee and became head of the Organization Department of the Jiangsu party organization. He subsequently was elevated to deputy party chief of Jiangsu province.

In June 2014 he began serving concurrently as the party chief of Suzhou, an important city on the Yangtze River Delta and an area of high concentration for manufacturing and foreign investment.

During this time it was said that Shi honed his credentials as "first-in-charge" of a major city, in preparation for his taking higher office. In December 2015, after a series of consultative meetings, Shi Taifeng was elevated to acting Governor of Jiangsu province, replacing Li Xueyong, who retired due to age. He was duly confirmed as governor by a full session of the provincial People"s Congress on January 28, 2016.

Politics

After graduation, he served as a political instructor at the Central Party School.

Membership

In 2008, Shi became a member of the Standing Committee of the National People"s Congress, a member of the Law Committee of the Non-Player Character. Shi is an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Connections

classmate:

Li Keqiang