22 Notable alumni of
Jilin University
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Jilin University is 1170th in the world, 252nd in Asia, and 23rd in China by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 22 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
- literary criticpoethuman rights activistwriter
- 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 communist 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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Chang Hsüeh-liang
- Occupations
- politicianstatesperson
- Biography
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Chang Hsueh-liang, also romanized as Zhang Xueliang and known later in life as Peter H. L. Chang, was a Chinese warlord who ruled Manchuria from 1928 to 1936 and the commander-in-chief of the Northeastern Army after the assassination of his father, Zhang Zuolin. A reformer who was sympathetic to nationalist ideas, he completed the official reunification of China at the end of the Warlord Era by pledging loyalty to the Nationalist government in Nanjing. He nonetheless retained Manchuria's de facto autonomy until the Empire of Japan invaded and occupied the region in 1931. He was frustrated by Chiang Kai-shek's policy of "first internal pacification, then external resistance" and helped plan and lead the 1936 Xi'an Incident. Northeastern soldiers under Chang's command arrested Chiang to force him to negotiate a Second United Front with the Chinese Communist Party against Japan. Chiang eventually agreed, but upon his release he had Chang arrested and sentenced to 50 years of house arrest, first in mainland China and then in Taiwan. Although never personally a communist, Chang is regarded by the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Republic of China as a patriotic hero for his role in ending the encirclement campaigns and beginning the war of resistance against Japan.
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Liu Yandong
- Enrolled in Jilin University
- 1994-1998 graduated with doctorate in political science
- Occupations
- chemistpolitician
- Biography
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Liu Yandong is a retired Chinese politician. She recently served as the Vice Premier of the People's Republic 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 headed the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party between 2002 and 2007.
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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. Born in Shenyang, Li spent much of his early career in Guangdong province, including as mayor, then party secretary of Shenzhen. He was transferred to Hubei province in 2007 and would go on to serve as Governor and party secretary there. He served as the Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin between 2016 and 2022.
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Joe Wong
- Occupations
- comediantelevision presenterresearch scientist
- Biography
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Joe Wong is a Chinese American biochemist and comedian.
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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 Propaganda 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 chairman 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, politician and judge, who is currently the chief justice and president of the Supreme People's Court. Between 2018 and 2023, he served as the procurator-General of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, and the minister of Justice between 2017-2018. He formerly served as vice minister of Justice and vice president of the Supreme People's Court.
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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 serves 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 director of United Front Work Department of CCP.
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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 Communist Party Secretary of Shanxi province, 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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Zhang Jun
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Zhang Jun is a Chinese diplomat who has served as the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations since July 2019. From 2007 to 2012, he was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. In March 2020, May 2021, August 2022 and November 2023, he became President of the United Nations Security Council by assuming the monthly rotating role among Council members according to alphabetical order in the English language.
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Wang Xiaohui
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 62)
- 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 Propaganda 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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Xu Shaoshi
- Occupations
- international forum participantpolitician
- 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 Jinbin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Li Jinbin is a Chinese politician who has served as the Communist Party 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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Meng Xiangfeng
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 60)
- 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 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 currently served as one of the vice-chairpersons of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since March 2018.
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Wang Jiarui
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Wang Jiarui is a Chinese politician and senior diplomat, currently serving as the Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He served as director 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. He has, since 2013 until March 2018, 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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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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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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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).
