Li Hongta

Li Hongta (Chinese: 李宏塔; pinyin: Lǐ Hóngtǎ; born May 1949) is a retired Chinese politician who served as vice chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 2008 to 2013. He was a member of the 11th, and 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Hongta
李宏塔
Vice Chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
30 January 2008 – January 2013
ChairmanYang Duoliang
Personal details
BornMay 1949 (age 74)
Beijing, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
RelationsLi Dazhao (grandfather)
ParentLi Baohua
Alma materHefei University of Technology
AwardsJuly 1 Medal (2021)

Biography

Li was born in Beijing, China in May 1949, to Li Baohua, former governor of the People's Bank of China, and Tian Yingxuan (田映萱), former deputy director of Beijing Textile Bureau.[2] His grandfather Li Dazhao was a communist revolutionary imprisoned by the Beiyang government for spreading Marxism and Communism in China and one of the founders of the Communist Party of China. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in August 1965 and joined the Communist Party of China in April 1978. During the Cultural Revolution, he was a worker at the chlorination workshop of Hefei Chemical Plant. In September 1973, he was accepted to Hefei University of Technology, where he majored in the Department of Electrical Engineering. After graduating in September 1976, he continued to Hefei Chemical Plant as a technician.

He entered politics in 1978, when he was appointed deputy secretary of Hefei Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League, two years later, he was promoted to secretary, and became a member of the standing committee of the Hefei Party committee, the city's top authority. In 1983, he was appointed deputy secretary of Anhui Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League. In June 1987 he became the deputy head of Anhui Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, rising to head in the next year. On 30 January 2008, he was elected vice chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Personal life

Li has a son named Li Rougang (李柔刚).[2]

Awards

References
  1. 全国政协委员李宏塔：城乡居民养老保险应提高 [Li Hongta, member of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference: pension insurance for urban and rural residents should be improved]. sina (in Chinese). 3 March 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. Chen Nuo (陈诺) (22 August 2019). “红色后代”李宏塔：时刻活在老百姓中间 ["Red descendant" Li Hongta: always living among the common people]. Xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. "Recipients of CPC's highest honor". china.org.cn. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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