Li Baohua

Li Baohua
Governor of the People's Bank of China
In office
5 January 1978 – 4 May 1982
PremierHua Guofeng
Zhao Ziyang
Preceded byChen Xiyu
Succeeded byLü Peijian
Party Secretary of the People's Bank of China
In office
January 1978 – April 1982
Preceded byHu Lijiao
Succeeded byLü Peijian
Party Secretary of Anhui
In office
February 1962 – May 1971
Preceded byZeng Xisheng
Succeeded byLi Desheng
Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
In office
November 1949 – 31 March 1955
Personal details
BornOctober 2, 1909
Laoting County, Hebei, China
DiedFebruary 19, 2005(2005-02-19) (aged 95)
Political partyChinese Communist Party

Li Baohua (simplified Chinese: 李葆华; traditional Chinese: 李葆華; October 2, 1909 – February 19, 2005) was a Chinese politician.

Biography

Li was born in Laoting County, Hebei Province. He was the oldest child of Li Dazhao (1889-1927) who was the co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). After the death of Li Dazhao, the CCP managed to send Li Baohua to Japan to receive his college education. Upon his return to China, Li Baohua participated in the Chinese Communist Revolution. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, he first served as a vice minister in the Department of Water Resources and Electric Power. He was the secretary of the CCP Provincial Committee Secretary in Anhui from 1962 to 1971. He was the governor of the People's Bank of China from 1978 to 1982. He was the chairman of the CPPCC of Guizhou Province from 1977 to 1979.