22 Facts About Huang Kunming

Huang Kunming was born on November 1956 and is a Chinese politician, currently serving as the Party secretary of Guangdong and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party.

Huang Kunming joined the CCP Publicity Department in 2014 as a deputy head, and became its head in 2017.

Huang Kunming was born in Shanghang County, Fujian province, on 15 November 1956.

In December 1974, Huang Kunming began serving in the People's Liberation Army.

Huang Kunming entered Fujian Normal University in 1978, graduating bachelor's degree in politics in 1982.

Huang Kunming first worked as a clerk at the Young Cadre Division of the Organization Department of the Longyan Prefecture Party Committee from 1982 to 1988.

Huang Kunming enrolled in the Central Party School in 1985, gaining a master's degree in economic management in 1988 via part-time studies.

In 1993, he became the Party Committee Secretary of Yongding County, then in February 1998, following the conversion of the administrative status of Longyan from a Prefecture into a "City", Huang Kunming became its mayor and party secretary.

Huang Kunming enrolled in the e Tsinghua University School of Public Administration in 2005, gaining a doctoral degree in management in 2008 via part-time studies.

In January 2010, Huang Kunming was named party secretary of Hangzhou, the provincial capital of Zhejiang province.

Huang Kunming became an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party held in the fall of 2012.

Huang Kunming was named chief of the Office of the Central Guidance Commission on Building Spiritual Civilization.

Huang Kunming began working with Xi in Fujian province where Xi served as governor.

Later Huang Kunming moved to Zhejiang during Xi's term as Party Committee Secretary there.

Huang Kunming attended the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang in November 2018, saying each country had the right to take part equally in cyberspace management.

In March 2019, Huang Kunming spoke at the launch of the Xuexi Qiangguo app, calling it an all-encompassing database of Xi Jinping's thoughts on domestic governance, military building and diplomacy.

In October 2019, at the World Internet Conference, Huang Kunming criticized "cold war thinking" and saying by using national security as an excuse, "some countries have attacked some countries and enterprises".

Huang Kunming was appointed as the Party Secretary of Guangdong on 28 October 2022.

In February 2023, Huang Kunming called for a further development of the Greater Bay Area project, calling on young people from Hong Kong to participate.

Amid floods in Shenzhen, Huang Kunming held a video conference in Zhongshan, urging officials to supervise flood defense and emergency rescue efforts.

In February 2024, Huang Kunming held a provincial high-quality conference in Shenzhen, emphasizing scientific innovation and high-quality development.

Huang Kunming is married to Qiu Ping, who served as the director of the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau of Zhejiang before her retirement.