Bayanqolu is a Chinese politician of Mongol ethnicity.
19 Facts About Bayanqolu
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Bayanqolu served as the Communist Party Secretary of Jilin Province from 2014 to 2020 and the Governor of Jilin from 2012 to 2014; Bayanqolu was, at the time of his appointment, the only ethnic-minority official serving as a provincial-level Party Secretary.
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Bayanqolu attended Inner Mongolia Normal University and University of Jinan, where he obtained a master's degree in economics.
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Bayanqolu rose through the ranks of the Communist Youth League in the 1990s before being transferred to work in Zhejiang as vice governor, then as Ningbo party chief.
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Bayanqolu's name is a combination of the Mongolian word bayan, and the word qolu ; however he is normally called simply "Bayin" in Mandarin by his friends and colleagues.
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Bayanqolu began working in 1976 and joined the Communist Party of China in the same year.
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Bayanqolu's involvement with the party began when he was a mere 20 years old.
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Bayanqolu became the Deputy Secretary of the Communist Youth League of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 1991, and Secretary in 1992, ascending to a department level rank at a mere 36 years of age, the youngest official of that rank in Inner Mongolia at the time.
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At the Youth League, Bayanqolu worked under the leadership of Li Keqiang and Zhou Qiang.
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From 1994 to 1997, Bayanqolu enrolled in the postgraduate program at the Economics Management Department of University of Jinan in Shandong province.
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In spite of his "ethnic" background, Bayanqolu, known locally as "Bayin Secretary", frequently bantered with local journalists, sometimes using words in the local dialect.
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In December 2012, Bayanqolu was appointed acting Governor of Jilin, succeeding Wang Rulin, who was promoted to party chief of the province.
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Bayanqolu was officially confirmed as Governor by the Jilin Provincial Congress in January 2013.
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When Jilin party chief Wang Rulin was parachuted to Shanxi to oversee 'reconstruction' following a massive province-wide anti-corruption crackdown, Bayanqolu was given to nod to replace Wang as Jilin party chief.
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At the time Bayanqolu assumed office as party chief of Jilin, he became the only ethnic-minority party chief of a Chinese province.
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Bayanqolu carried with him the unique resume of having served as party chief, governor, People's Congress chair, and Consultative Conference Chair all within a period of less than five years.
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Additionally, given his Zhejiang experience, Bayanqolu was generally considered to be an associate of Xi Jinping, and was expected to take on even higher office.
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Bayanqolu was an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
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Bayanqolu is a full member of the 18th and 19th Central Committees.