Li Yuecheng

Li was born in Taijiang County, Guizhou, China in October 1957. In his early career, he taught at Xinzhuang School, Bihen Middle School, and Xueguan Middle School in Qinglong County.

He began his political career in March 1982, when he became a staff member at the Publicity Department of CPC Qinglong County Committee. In 1987, he was promoted to Magistrate of Pu'an County. He earned the nickname "Child Magistrate".^[1] In 1990, at the age of 30, he became Communist Party Secretary, the top political position in the county. In 1996, he became Assistant Governor of Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. One year later, he was promoted to Vice-Governor, a position at vice-department level (副厅级). In January 2003, he was appointed Party Branch Secretary and Deputy Director of Guizhou Supply and Marketing Association. In April of the same year, he became Party Branch Secretary and Head of the Guizhou Provincial Audit Department. He served as Deputy Communist Party Secretary and Governor of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture from March 2005 until November 2006. In November 2006, he was appointed Deputy Communist Party Secretary and Acting Governor, and later Governor, of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. He served in that role until September 2011, when he became Director of the General Office of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). In January 2012, he became Secretary-General of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), remaining in that position until February 2018. He was then appointed Director of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

He was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress.^[2]

On January 9, 2020, he was placed under investigation for suspected "violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency in China. On January 10, 2020, he was removed from membership in the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body.^[3]