24 Notable alumni of
Jilin University
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Jilin University is 1181st in the world, 250th in Asia, and 22nd in China by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 24 notable alumni from Jilin University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Liu Xiaobo
- Enrolled in Jilin University
- 1977-1982 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- writerhuman rights defenderpoetliterary critic
- Biography
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Liu Xiaobo was a Chinese literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for political reforms and was involved in campaigns to end Chinese Communist Party one-party rule in China. He was arrested numerous times, and was described as China's most prominent dissident and the country's most famous political prisoner. On 26 June 2017, he was granted medical parole after being diagnosed with liver cancer; he died a few weeks later on 13 July 2017.
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Zhang Xueliang
- Occupations
- statespersonpolitician
- Biography
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Zhang Xueliang, also commonly known by his nickname "the Young Marshal", was a Chinese general who in 1928 succeeded his father Zhang Zuolin as the commander of the Northeastern Army. He is best known for his role in the Xi'an Incident in 1936, in which he arrested Chiang Kai-shek and forced him to form a Second United Front with the Chinese Communist Party against the Japanese.
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Li Hongzhong
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Li Hongzhong is a Chinese politician, who is currently the first-ranking vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Liu Yandong
- Enrolled in Jilin University
- 1994-1998 graduated with doctorate in political science
- Occupations
- politicianchemist
- Biography
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Liu Yandong is a retired Chinese politician. She recently served as the Vice Premier of China, and was a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party from 2007 to 2017, a State Councilor between 2007 and 2012, and was head of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party between 2002 and 2007.
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Joe Wong
- Occupations
- television presentercomedianresearch scientist
- Biography
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Joe Wong is a Chinese American comedian and former biochemistry researcher. He received a PhD degree in biochemistry from Rice University in 2000. He started his comedy career in Boston in 2001.
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Liu Qibao
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Liu Qibao is a Chinese retired politician. He was a member of the 18th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, a Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party, as well as the head of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee. Previously Liu have served as the party chief of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Sichuan province. He also served as one of the vice chairmen of 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference between 2018 and 2023.
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Zhang Yuan
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Zhang Yu'an is a Chinese television personality and radio host, who is currently active in South Korea. He was a cast member in the talk show Non-Summit and its spin-off travel-reality show, Where Is My Friend's Home.
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Zhang Jun
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Zhang Jun is a Chinese lawyer and politician who has been serving as President of the Supreme People's Court and Chief Justice of the People's Republic of China since March 2023.
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Huai Jinpeng
- Occupations
- computer scientistpolitician
- Biography
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Huai Jinpeng is a Chinese computer scientist and politician who has served as the minister of education since 2021. He previously served as the party secretary of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) from 2017 to 2021. He is a former academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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Zhang Jun
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Zhang Jun is a Chinese diplomat who has been serving as the 4th Secretary General of the Boao Forum for Asia since April 2024. He served as Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations from July 2019 to March 2024 and as Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China from 2018 to 2019.
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Wang Xiaohui
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Wang Xiaohui is a Chinese politician who is the current party secretary of Sichuan, in office since April 2022. Previously he served as director of the National Film Administration and deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party. He is a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Du Qinglin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Du Qinglin is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He formerly served as vice chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and a Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). From 2007 and 2012 he served as the head of the United Front Work Department of CCP Central Committee.
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Wang Rulin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Wang Rulin is a Chinese politician and senior regional official. He is serving as Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee. From 2014 to 2016, Wang was the Party Secretary of Shanxi, where he managed anti-corruption efforts as part of the greater anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping. Wang formerly served as Party Secretary (2012–14) and Governor (2009–12) of Jilin province.
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Meng Xiangfeng
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 62)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Meng Xiangfeng is a Chinese politician who is currently the executive deputy director of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Li Jinbin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Li Jinbin is a Chinese politician who has served as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Anhui from 2016 to 2021. Originally from Sichuan province, Li spent his early career in Jilin province. He was Vice Governor of Jilin from 2002 to 2007. He then worked briefly in Shaanxi before being transferred to Anhui to take on increasingly senior leadership roles.
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Xu Shaoshi
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Xu Shaoshi is a Chinese politician, and former chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China.
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Li Bin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Li Bin is a Chinese politician of Manchu descent from Fushun, in Liaoning province. She was the only Minister in charge of the National Health and Family Planning Commission existing from March 2013 to March 2018. She served as one of the vice-chairpersons of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from March 2018 to March 2023.
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Wang Jiarui
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Wang Jiarui is a Chinese politician and senior diplomat who served as the Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 2013 to 2018. He served as head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party from 2003 to 2015.
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Wang Yongqing
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Wang Yongqing is a Chinese politician. From 2013 until March 2018, he served as the Secretary-General of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party (minister-rank), and since 2008, as a Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council. Between 2012 and 2013, he served as the General Office chief of the Central Institutional Organization Commission. Wang spent most of his post-Cultural Revolution career in the State Council's Rule of Law Office.
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Wang Gang
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Wang Gang is a retired Chinese politician. He served in prominent leadership positions in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) after 1999, including Director of the General Office of the CCP and Secretary of the Secretariat. He was a member of the Politburo from 2007 to 2012.
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Han Dayuan
- Occupations
- legal scholar
- Biography
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Han Dayuan is Professor of Constitutional Law and the Dean of Renmin University of China Law School. He is also the President of the Chinese Constitutional Law Society.
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Yin Weimin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Yin Weimin was a Chinese politician who served as the Minister of Human Resources and Social Security and a deputy head of the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Xin Chunying
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Xin Chunyin is a Chinese legal scholar and politician who serves as a committee member on in the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. She is also the vice-chairperson of Legislative Affairs Commission of China's National People's Congress.
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Sun Hongzhi
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sun Hongzhi is a Chinese politician who spent most of his career in Northeast China's Jilin province. As of December 2014 he was under investigation by the Communist Party's anti-corruption agency. At the time of his investigation, Sun served as the Vice-Minister of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC).
