Lou Qinjian
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Lou Qinjian | |||||||
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娄勤俭 | |||||||
 Lou in 2024 | |||||||
| Party Secretary of Jiangsu | |||||||
| In office 29 October 2017 – 18 October 2021 | |||||||
| Deputy | Wu Zhenglong (Governor) | ||||||
| General Secretary | Xi Jinping | ||||||
| Preceded by | Li Qiang | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Wu Zhenglong | ||||||
| Chairman of Jiangsu People's Congress | |||||||
| In office 31 January 2021 – 14 January 2022 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Li Qiang | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Wu Zhenglong | ||||||
| Party Secretary of Shaanxi | |||||||
| In office 27 March 2016 – 29 October 2017 | |||||||
| Deputy | Hu Heping (governor) | ||||||
| Preceded by | Zhao Zhengyong | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Hu Heping | ||||||
| Chairman of Shaanxi People's Congress | |||||||
| In office 27 April 2016 – 30 January 2018 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zhao Zhengyong | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Hu Heping | ||||||
| Governor of Shaanxi | |||||||
| In office 21 December 2012 – 1 April 2016 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zhao Zhengyong | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Hu Heping | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | 21 December 1956 Tongzi County, Guizhou, China | ||||||
| Party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 娄勤俭 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 婁勤儉 | ||||||
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Lou Qinjian (Chinese: 娄勤俭; born 21 December 1956) is a Chinese politician and computer scientist who had served as Party Secretary of Jiangsu, Communist Party Secretary, Governor of Shaanxi and Deputy Minister of Industry and Information Technology. He has a Ph.D. in computer science from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.[1][2][3]
Lou Qinjian was born in Tongzi County, Guizhou province, near the Communist revolutionary base of Zunyi. He started working in August 1973 as a rusticated youth in Tongzi and later worked as a teacher. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in August 1975.[1][2][3]
IT and engineering
After the Cultural Revolution, in March 1978 Lou was admitted to the Computer Science and Engineering Department of Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, Hubei province. After graduating in February 1982, Lou worked at the 15th Research Institute of the Ministry of Electronics Industry as an assistant engineer until 1985. From 1985 to 1988 he enrolled as a graduate student at the 15th Research Institute, earning a master's degree in engineering. Afterwards he continued to work at the 15th Research Institute as an engineer, rising through the ranks to become its director in 1995 and General Manager and President of its affiliated Taiji Computer Corporation. From 1998 to 2003 he returned to study at the Computer Science and Engineering Department of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, earning a Ph.D.[2][3]
In March 2008 Lou Qinjian was appointed Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology of China, a position he held until 2010.[2][3]
Shaanxi Province
In August 2010 Lou Qinjian was transferred from the national government to Shaanxi province, where he became a Vice Governor. In December 2012 he was appointed acting governor, replacing Zhao Zhengyong, who was promoted to Communist Party Chief of the province. In January 2013 Lou was elected Governor by the Shaanxi Provincial Congress.[1][2][3] On 27 March 2016, he was elevated to Communist Party Chief of Shaanxi, again succeeding Zhao.[4]
