Zhao Leji, born in March 1957, is a male ethnic Han from Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. He entered the workforce in September 1974 and joined the CPC in July 1975. He received a postgraduate education at the Central Party School.
He is currently a member of the Political Bureau and the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Congress.
On Nov. 19, 2012, the CPC Central Committee has appointed Zhao Leji as head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, replacing Li Yuanchao.
Zhao will no longer hold the post as secretary of CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee.
1974-1975 Educated youth, Gongba Brigade, Hedong Township, Guide County, Qinghai Province
1975-1977 Correspondent, Department of Commerce, Qinghai Province
1977-1980 Student of philosophy, Philosophy Department, Peking University
1980-1982 Administrative secretary, Political Section, Department of Commerce, Qinghai Province; teacher; and secretary, CYL Committee; of Qinghai Provincial Commercial School
1982-1983 Deputy head, Dean's Office; of Qinghai Provincial Commercial School
1983-1984 Deputy chief, Political Section; and secretary, CYL Committee; of the Department of Commerce, Qinghai Province
1984-1986 Secretary, Party Committee; and manager; of Qinghai Provincial Hardware, Electric and Chemical Products Company
1986-1991 Deputy director; and deputy secretary, Party Committee; of the Department of Commerce, Qinghai Province
1991-1993 Director; and secretary, Party Committee; of the Department of Commerce, Qinghai Province (April 1992: concurrently head, Qinghai Provincial Supply and Marketing Cooperative)
1993-1994 Assistant to the governor of Qinghai Province; director; and secretary, Leading Party Members' Group; of the Department of Finance, Qinghai Province
1994-1995 Vice governor of the Qinghai Province; director; and secretary, Leading Party Members' Group; of the Department of Finance, Qinghai Province
1995-1997 Vice governor of the Qinghai Province
1997-1997 Vice governor, Qinghai Province; secretary, CPC Xining Municipal Committee
1997-1999 Deputy secretary, CPC Qinghai Provincial Committee; Secretary of the CPC Xining Municipal Committee (1996-1998 studied monetary banking in the postgraduate class at the Postgraduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
1999-2000 Vice secretary, CPC Qinghai Provincial Committee; acting governor of Qinghai Province
2000-2003 Vice secretary, CPC Qinghai Provincial Committee; governor of Qinghai Province
2003-2004 Secretary, CPC Qinghai Provincial Committee
2004-2007 Secretary, CPC Qinghai Provincial Committee; chairman of the Standing Committee of the Qinghai Provincial People's Congress (2002-2005 studied political science in the in-service postgraduate class at the Central Party School)
2007-2008 Secretary, CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee
2008-2012 Secretary, CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee; chairman, Standing Committee, Shaanxi Provincial People's Congress
2012- Member, Political Bureau; member, the Secretariat; of the CPC Central Committee; secretary, CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee; chairman, Standing Committee, Shaanxi Provincial People's Congress
Nov. 2012- Head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee
Member, Sixteenth through Eighteenth CPC Central Committees; member, Political Bureau; member, Secretariat; of the Eighteenth CPC Central Committee.?