Lin Keqing

Lin was born in Mianyang County (now Xiantao), Hubei, in October 1966.^[4] In 1984, he was accepted to Renmin University of China, where he majored in commodity science.^[4]

After University in 1988, Lin became an official in the CCP Beijing Dongcheng District Committee.^[4] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1990.^[4] There, he eventually became vice governor in 1994 and was admitted to standing committee member of the CCP Beijing Dongcheng District Committee, the district's top authority, in 2001.^[4] He was assigned to the similar position in Daxing District in 2005.^[4] He served as governor of Daxing District from October 2005 to March 2008, and party secretary, the top political position in the district, from February 2008 to February 2013.^[4] Lin was appointed vice mayor of Beijing in 2013 and admitted to standing committee member of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee, the city's top authority, in 2016.^[4][5]

In December 2019, Lin was transferred to south China's Guangdong province, where he was made executive vice governor and a standing committee member of the CCP Guangdong Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.^[6] In December 2021, he succeeded Zhang Shuofu as party secretary of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong.^[7] In January 2023, he took office as chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the provincial advisory body.^[8]

Government offices
Preceded by Wang Huimin [zh]	Governor of Daxing District 2005–2008	Succeeded by Li Changyou [zh]
Preceded by Zhang Gong	Executive Vice Mayor of Beijing 2019–2019	Succeeded by Cui Shuqiang
Preceded by Lin Shaochun	Executive Vice Governor of Guangdong 2019–2021	Succeeded by Zhang Hu [zh]
Party political offices
Preceded by Shen Baochang [zh]	Party Secretary of Daxing District 2008–2013	Succeeded by Li Changyou [zh]
Preceded by Gou Zhongwen	Secretary of the Education Work Committee of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee 2016–2018	Succeeded by Wang Ning [zh]
Preceded by Zhang Shuofu	Party Secretary of Guangzhou 2021–2023	Succeeded by Guo Yonghang
Assembly seats
Preceded by Wang Rong	Chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 2023–present	Incumbent