Shi Taifeng is a Chinese politician currently serving as the head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the first-ranking vice chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
25 Facts About Shi Taifeng
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Shi Taifeng is additionally a member of the CCP Politburo and a secretary of the CCP Secretariat.
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Originally from Shanxi province, Shi spent part of his career at the Central Party School.
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Shi Taifeng has served as the Deputy Party secretary of Jiangsu from 2011 to 2015.
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Shi Taifeng was then moved to Ningxia, where he served as the CCP secretary from 2017 to 2019, and later to Inner Mongolia, where he served as the CCP secretary from 2019 to 2022.
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Shi Taifeng briefly served as the President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 2022.
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Shi Taifeng became a member of the Politburo and the head of the United Front Work Department in 2022.
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Shi Taifeng was further promoted as the first-ranking CPPCC vice chairperson in 2023.
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Shi Taifeng was born in Yushe County, Shanxi, in 1956.
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Shi Taifeng then studied machinery at a local college before entering the work force as a factory worker.
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Shi Taifeng worked as the deputy party chief of Jin County, Hebei, before joining the research office of the Central Party School, then heading the Organization Department of the school.
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Shi Taifeng spent about a year studying abroad at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands in 1991.
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In July 2001, Shi Taifeng was named vice president of the Central Party School.
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In 2008, Shi Taifeng became a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, a member of the Law Committee of the NPC.
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Shi Taifeng subsequently was elevated to deputy party chief of Jiangsu province.
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In 2012, Shi Taifeng elected alternate of the Central Committee of the CCP by the 18th CCP National Congress.
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In December 2015, after a series of consultative meetings, Shi Taifeng was elevated to acting Governor of Jiangsu province, replacing Li Xueyong, who retired due to age.
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Shi Taifeng was duly confirmed as governor by a full session of the provincial People's Congress on January 28,2016.
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In October 2019, Shi Taifeng was appointed the Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia.
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In 2020, Shi Taifeng mandated some school subjects should be taught in Mandarin Chinese, rather than Mongolian, leading to the eruption of protests.
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In November 2020, amidst the protests, Shi Taifeng visited Xilingol League, saying there was a "major problem" in the promotion of the use of the national curriculum and called on officials to reflect on their mistakes.
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On 28 October 2022, Shi Taifeng was appointed head of the United Front Work Department, succeeding You Quan.
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Shi Taifeng was elected as the first-ranking vice chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on 10 March 2023.
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Shi Taifeng gave a speech to the Overseas Chinese World Conference for Promoting Peaceful Reunification of China held in Hong Kong, saying the "continuous development" of one country, two systems would play an "important role in realizing the complete reunification of the motherland" with Taiwan.
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On 2 April 2025, South China Morning Post reported that Shi Taifeng had succeeded Li Ganjie as the head of the Organization Department, while Li replaced Shi Taifeng as the head of the United Front Work Department.