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Shi Taifeng

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Shi.
Shi Taifeng
石泰峰
Shi in 2025
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Incumbent
Assumed office
10 March 2023
ChairmanWang Huning
Head of the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 April 2025
DeputyJiang Xinzhi (Executive)
General SecretaryXi Jinping
Preceded byLi Ganjie
Head of the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
27 October 2022 – 2 April 2025
DeputyChen Xiaojiang (Executive)
General SecretaryXi Jinping
Preceded byYou Quan
Succeeded byLi Ganjie
President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
In office
May 2022 – 28 December 2022
Preceded byXie Fuzhan
Succeeded byGao Xiang
Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia
In office
25 October 2019 – 30 April 2022
Preceded byLi Jiheng
Succeeded bySun Shaocheng
Party Secretary of Ningxia
In office
26 April 2017 – 25 October 2019
Preceded byLi Jianhua
Succeeded byChen Run'er
Governor of Jiangsu
In office
30 December 2015 – 31 May 2017
Preceded byLi Xueyong
Succeeded byWu Zhenglong
Personal details
BornSeptember 1956 (age 68)
Yushe County, Shanxi, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPeking University

Shi Taifeng (Chinese: 石泰峰; pinyin: Shí Tàifēng; born September 1956) is a Chinese politician currently serving as the head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the first-ranking vice chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). He is additionally a member of the CCP Politburo and a secretary of the CCP Secretariat.

Originally from Shanxi province, Shi spent part of his career at the Central Party School. He has served as the Deputy Party secretary of Jiangsu from 2011 to 2015. From 2014 to 2016, he has served as the Party secretary of Suzhou, and as the governor of Jiangsu from 2015 to 2017. He was then moved to Ningxia, where he served as the CCP secretary from 2017 to 2019, and later to Inner Mongolia, where he served as the CCP secretary from 2019 to 2022. He also briefly served as the President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 2022.

Shi became a member of the Politburo and the head of the United Front Work Department (UFWD) in 2022. He was further promoted as the first-ranking CPPCC vice chairperson in 2023. In 2025, he was appointed as head of the Organization Department.

Early life

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Shi Taifeng was born in Yushe County, Shanxi, in 1956. During the Cultural Revolution he was a sent-down youth in his home county, performing manual labour. He then studied machinery at a local college before entering the work force as a factory worker. Following the resumption of the National College Entrance Exams, Shi was admitted to Peking University and obtained a master's degree in law. There, he was a classmate of Li Keqiang, who later became the Premier. After graduation, he served as a political instructor at the Central Party School, where he primarily taught law.[1][2]

Political career

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He worked as the deputy party chief of Jin County, Hebei, before joining the research office of the Central Party School, then heading the Organization Department of the school. He spent about a year studying abroad at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands in 1991.[3] In July 2001, Shi was named vice president of the Central Party School.[3][4]

In 2008, Shi became a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, a member of the Law Committee of the NPC. In September 2010 he joined the provincial Party Standing Committee and became head of the Organization Department of the Jiangsu party organization. He subsequently was elevated to deputy party chief of Jiangsu province.[3] In 2012, Shi elected alternate member of the Central Committee of the CCP by the 18th CCP National Congress.[3][5]

In June 2014 he began serving concurrently as the party secretary of Suzhou, an important city on the Yangtze River Delta and an area of high concentration for manufacturing and foreign investment. During this time it was said that Shi honed his credentials as 'first-in-charge' of a major city, in preparation for his taking higher office.[6] In December 2015, after a series of consultative meetings, Shi Taifeng was elevated to acting Governor of Jiangsu province, replacing Li Xueyong, who retired due to age. He was duly confirmed as governor by a full session of the provincial People's Congress on January 28, 2016.[1]

In April 2017, Shi was appointed the Party Secretary of Ningxia.[7][8]

In October 2019, Shi was appointed the Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia.[3][9] During his tenure, Shi was in charge of the anti-corruption campaign in Inner Mongolia, with more than 60 senior local officials falling under him.[2] In 2020, Shi also mandated some school subjects should be taught in Mandarin Chinese, rather than Mongolian, leading to the eruption of protests.[2] In November 2020, amidst the protests, Shi visited Xilingol League, saying there was a "major problem" in the promotion of the use of the national curriculum and called on officials to reflect on their mistakes.[10]

In May 2022, he was appointed the president and party secretary of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, succeeding Xie Fuzhan.[11]

Politburo

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Following the 1st Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee, held after the closing day of the 20th Party Congress in October 2022, Shi was promoted as a member of the Politburo.[2] On 28 October 2022, Shi was appointed head of the United Front Work Department, succeeding You Quan.[2] Shi was elected as the first-ranking vice chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on 10 March 2023.[12] On 11 September, he was chosen as the executive vice president of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification, a body designed to advance unification with Taiwan; the UFWD director also generally serves as the executive vice president of the council.[13]

In August 2024, Shi made an inspection trip to Hong Kong, where he met with Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu.[14] He also gave a speech to the Overseas Chinese World Conference for Promoting Peaceful Reunification of China held in Hong Kong, saying the "continuous development" of one country, two systems would play an "important role in realizing the complete reunification of the motherland" with Taiwan.[15] On 2 April 2025, South China Morning Post reported that Shi had succeeded Li Ganjie as the head of the Organization Department, while Li replaced Shi as the head of the United Front Work Department.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "石泰峰调任江苏省副省长代理省长". December 4, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Li, Salina (28 October 2022). "Xi Jinping ally Shi Taifeng to head Chinese Communist Party's influence machine". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Zheng, William (26 October 2019). "Legal scholar takes over as Inner Mongolia chief as Chinese Communists prepare for gathering of party elite". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. ^ 江苏省委副书记石泰峰任苏州市委书记, CE.CN, 2014年6月23日
  5. ^ "中国共产党第十八届中央委员会候补委员名单". Xinhuanet. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  6. ^ 江苏省委副书记石泰峰兼任苏州市委书记, People.com
  7. ^ "石泰峰任宁夏回族自治区党委书记，李建华另有任用". thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  8. ^ "Shi Taifeng appointed Ningxia Party chief". Xinhua. April 26, 2017.
  9. ^ "内蒙古自治区党委主要负责同志职务调整 石泰峰任内蒙古自治区党委书记". Xinhua. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  10. ^ Zheng, William (13 November 2020). "Communist Party officials in Inner Mongolia lambasted for poor handling of education reform". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  11. ^ "内蒙古自治区党委主要负责同志职务调整-新华网". www.news.cn. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  12. ^ "Brief introduction of vice chairpersons of 14th CPPCC National Committee". Xinhua News Agency. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  13. ^ Cai, Vanessa (2023-09-12). "Beijing's top political adviser picked to lead Taiwan reunification group, stresses fight against 'separatist forces'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  14. ^ Wu, Willa (19 August 2024). "John Lee pledges to unite patriotic forces during Beijing official's rare Hong Kong visit". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  15. ^ Chan, Kahon; Wu, Willa (20 August 2024). "Hong Kong plays key role in promoting Taiwan's reunification, top Beijing official says". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  16. ^ "In a first for China's Communist Party, Politburo members Li Ganjie and Shi Taifeng swap jobs". South China Morning Post. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Jiangsu
2015–2017 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia
2019–2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Party Secretary of Ningxia
2017–2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Party Secretary of Suzhou
2014–2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Party Secretary of Jiangsu
2011–2015 		Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
2022 		Succeeded by
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