Yuan Gujie
Chinese lawyer, politician
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Yuan Gujie (Chinese: 袁古洁; born May 1968) is a Chinese politician, legal scholar, and professor. She is currently deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. She is an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2]
Yuan Gujie | |
|---|---|
| Chinese: 袁古洁 | |
| Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | |
| Assumed office May 2026 | |
| Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
| In office July 2022 – May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Hu |
| Communist Party Secretary of Maoming | |
| In office April 2021 – August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Xu Zhihui |
| Succeeded by | Zhuang Yuequn |
| Mayor of Maoming | |
| In office June 2019 – April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Xu Zhihui |
| Succeeded by | Zhuang Yuequn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1968 (age 58) |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party (since October 1992) |
| Sun Yat-sen University Peking University | |
| Occupation | Politician, legal scholar |
| Profession | Professor |
Biography
Yuan was born in May 1968 in Zunyi, Guizhou. She received a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Department of Law at Sun Yat-sen University in 1988 before working as a legal adviser for the Guangdong New Technology Import and Export Corporation. She subsequently returned to Sun Yat-sen University to pursue a master's degree in law, graduating in 1993. After practicing as a lawyer at the Guangdong Foreign Economic Lawyers' Office, she enrolled at the Peking University Law School, where she earned a doctorate in international law in 1997.[3] During her doctoral studies, she was a senior visiting scholar at Korea University from 1996 to 1997.[4]
Following the completion of her doctoral studies, Yuan joined South China Normal University, where she served successively as lecturer, associate professor, professor, dean of the School of Law, and doctoral supervisor. Her academic research focused primarily on legal studies and international law.[5]
Yuan entered public service in December 2006 when she was appointed full-time deputy director of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress. In 2011, she transferred to Yangjiang, serving as a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party Committee and head of the Publicity Department. During this period, she also undertook temporary assignments with the Yancheng Municipal Government and attended the Central Party School's training program for young officials.[6]
In 2016, Yuan was appointed deputy procurator-general of the Guangdong Provincial People's Procuratorate. Two years later, she became director and Party secretary of the Guangdong Ethnic and Religious Affairs Commission. In October 2018, she was additionally appointed deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[7]
Yuan was transferred to Maoming in 2019, initially serving as deputy Party secretary before becoming acting mayor and subsequently mayor of the city in June 2019. In April 2021, she was promoted to Communist Party secretary of Maoming, and concurrently served as chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the Maoming Municipal People's Congress.[8][9]
In May 2022, Yuan was elevated to the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Two months later, she became secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Guangdong Provincial Committee. In July 2023, she was also elected president of the China Law Society Guangdong branch. She was elected an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party at the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in 2022.[10]
In May 2026, Yuan was appointed deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.[11][12]