Li Wentang (Chinese: 李文堂; pinyin: Lǐ Wéntáng; born 1965) is a Chinese university administrator and politician who is the current chief education officer of the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party, in office since July 2022.

Li Wentang
李文堂
Chief Education Officer of the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Assumed office
July 2022
PresidentChen Xi
Personal details
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Jinhua County, Zhejiang, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materShandong University
Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

He is an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

Biography

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Li was born in Jinhua County (now Jinhua), Zhejiang, in 1965, and graduated from Shandong University and the Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.[2] He also studied at the University of Lausanne and the University of Basel.[3] He was a visiting scholar at the University of Munich and the University of Ireland.[3]

Beginning in 1996, he served in several posts in the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party, including lecturer, professor, deputy director and director of Teaching and Research Department, and director of Education and Research Department of Culture and History.[2] In July 2022, he was appointed chief education officer, a position at vice-ministerial level.[2]

Publications

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  • 真理之光 [Light of Truth] (in Chinese). Suzhou, Jiangsu: Jiangsu People's Publishing House. 2008. ISBN 9787214049230.

References

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  1. ^ Xu Kun (徐锟) (22 October 2022). 中国共产党第二十届中央委员会候补委员名单(171名). Chinadaily (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (3 August 2022). 李文堂任中央党校(国家行政学院)教育长(副部长级). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (14 November 2021). 中央党校文史部主任李文堂已跻身校委委员之列. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 October 2022.