Li Xinran
An ethnic minority (Manchu) who manages the powerful anti-corruption arm of the CPC, which has been front and center of Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign and has arrested many top officials. Works directly under PSC member Li Xi, who heads the anti-corruption department.
Secretary-General of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), Chief of Staff for the CCDI Secretary (2022 - Present); Chief Inspector of the CCDI and the National Supervisory Commission (NSC) Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (2018 - 2022); Chief Inspector of the CCDI Discipline Inspection Office of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (2017 - 2018); Director of the Seventh Supervision and Inspection Office of the CCDI, covering Shanghai, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, and Jiangxi (2015 - 2017)
Titles Held
Born in 1972 in Liaoning province. Studied political science at the China University of Political science and Law and International Relations at Peking University. He also earned a Masters of Laws degree. Entire career has been spent in the CCDI, with a focus on corruption in the financial and banking sectors in the prosperous eastern provinces such as Shanghai and Zhejiang. Dozens of top-ranking Party officials in the finance, banking, and insurance sectors have been purged under his watch, including former PBOC Vice Governor Fan Yifei and former China Life Insurance chairman Wang Bin.
Biography
Comparisons
He is most similar to his current supervisor at the CCDI, Li Xi, who is also the seventh-highest ranked member of the PSC, as well as Zhao Leji, the former head of the CCDI and the third-ranked member of the PSC. However, he lacks Li and Zhao’s experience leading provinces or cities.