12 Facts About Lou Yangsheng

Lou Yangsheng is a Chinese politician who served as Party Secretary of Henan from 2021 to 2024.

Originally from Zhejiang province, Lou was the Party Secretary of Lishui in his early career.

Lou Yangsheng headed the party's propaganda department in Hainan before being transferred to Shanxi to become the provincial Deputy Party Secretary.

Lou Yangsheng was born in Pujiang County, Zhejiang, in 1959.

In March 1979, Lou Yangsheng was one of the first batch of students admitted to university after the restoration of the Gaokao exams under Deng Xiaoping.

Lou Yangsheng attended Zhejiang Normal University and joined the Chinese Communist Party during his time at the university.

Lou Yangsheng then worked as a middle school teacher in Longyou County.

In 1984, Lou Yangsheng became the Communist Youth League secretary of county, beginning his political career.

Lou Yangsheng rose quickly in the Communist Youth League system, through 'acid tests' in Longyou County in the local party organization there.

In January 2009, Lou Yangsheng left Zhejiang to become a member of the provincial Party Standing Committee of Hainan and the province's party organization department head; in February 2010 he became concurrently the secretary of the Education Work Commission of the province.

In November 2019, Lou Yangsheng was appointed as the Party Secretary of Shanxi.

In June 2021, Lou Yangsheng was appointed as the Party Secretary of Henan.