Hui Liangyu is the Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

The Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China is a high-ranking executive assistant to the Premier. There is a First-ranking Vice Premier , sometimes called Executive Vice Premier wrongly by the non-official media. It is an informal title and takes over duties of the...

 in charge of agriculture in China

Agriculture in China

Agriculture is an important economic sector of China, employing over 300 million farmers. China ranks first in worldwide farm output, primarily producing rice, wheat, potatoes, sorghum, peanuts, tea, millet, barley, cotton, oilseed, pork, and fish.-History:...

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Biography

He is part of the Hui

Hui people

The Hui people are an ethnic group in China, defined as Chinese speaking people descended from foreign Muslims. They are typically distinguished by their practice of Islam, however some also practice other religions, and many are direct descendants of Silk Road travelers.In modern People's...

 ethnic group. Since 1969, he has been working for the Communist Party

Communist Party of China

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 and the Chinese Government

Government of the People's Republic of China

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 in a number of positions, rising to full membership in the Politburo

Politburo of the Communist Party of China

The Central Politburo of the Communist Party of China or Political bureau of the CPC Central Committee , formerly as Central Bureau before 1927, is a group of 24 people who oversee the Communist Party of China...

 of the CPC Central Committee since November 2002. He was the CPC party chief in Jiangsu

Jiangsu

' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...

 from 2000 to 2002. Since 2003, he has been a Vice Premier.

External links

• Hui Liangyu biography (China Vitae)
• Hui Liangyu (People's Daily)