Bu Xiaolin

Bu Xiaolin, chairwoman of Inner Mongolia autonomous region

Bu Xiaolin, born in August 1958, is a female of Mongolian ethnicity from Tumd Left Banner, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. She entered the workforce in June 1976 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in June 1985. She graduated from Jilin University with a major in law. Bu has an in-service postgraduate education and holds a doctorate in law.

Bu is currently deputy secretary of the regional Party committee, chairwoman of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, and secretary of the government’s leading Party members’ group, responsible for presiding over the overall work of the regional government.

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June 1976 – Jan 1977 Rural worker in an associated commune of Urad Middle and Rear banners, Inner Mongolia autonomous region

Jan 1977 – Sept 1980 Solider in service at Inner Mongolia Military Area Command

Sept 1980 – July 1984 Studied economic law at Peking University

July 1984 – April 1985 Teacher at the law department of Inner Mongolia University

April 1985 – April 1987 Clerk of the Policies and Regulations Office and the Legislative Bureau of the regional government of Inner Mongolia

April 1987 – Oct 1989 Clerk of the Legislative Bureau of the regional government of Inner Mongolia

Oct 1989 – Aug 1996 Official of the Legislative Bureau of the regional government of Inner Mongolia

Aug 1996 – May 1997 Deputy director of the Legislative Bureau of the regional government of Inner Mongolia

May 1997 – Feb 2000 Director of the Legislative Bureau of the regional government of Inner Mongolia

Feb 2002 – July 2003 Director of the Legislative Affairs Office of the regional government of Inner Mongolia; secretary of the leading Party members’ group

(Sept 1998 – June 2001 Studied at the School of Law of Jilin University and received a doctorate in law; Sept 2000 – Jan 2001 Studied at the Party School of the Central Committee of CPC)

July 2003 – Sept 2004 Deputy secretary-general of Inner Mongolia autonomous region; member of the leading Party members’ group of the government’s general office; director and secretary of the leading Party members’ group of the Office of Investigation and Research of the regional government

Sept 2004 – Sept 2006 Deputy Party secretary and chief of Alshaa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region

(Sept 2003 – Jan 2006 Conducted postdoctoral research at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; June 2005 – Sept 2005 attended a training course on public management held by the Development Research Center of the State Council, School of Public Policy & Management of Tsinghua University and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University)

Sept 2006 – Dec 2006 Secretary of the CPC Alshaa League committee in Inner Mongolia autonomous region; First Secretary of the Party Committee of Alshaa League Military Area Command

Dec 2006 – Dec 2007 Secretary of the CPC Alshaa League committee in Inner Mongolia autonomous region; First Secretary of the Party Committee of Alshaa League Military Area Command; Director of the Working Committee of the People’s Congress in Alshaa League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region

Dec 2007 – Jan 2008 Secretary of the CPC Alshaa League committee in Inner Mongolia autonomous region; first Secretary of the Party Committee of Alshaa League Military Area Command

Jan 2008 – Feb 2008 Vice-chairwoman of Inner Mongolia autonomous region; member of the leading Party members’ group; secretary of the CPC Alshaa League committee in Inner Mongolia autonomous region; first Secretary of the Party Committee of Alshaa League Military Area Command

Feb 2008 – Oct 2010 Vice-chairwoman of Inner Mongolia autonomous region; member of the leading Party members’ group

(March 2010 – May 2010 attended a course on defense strategy at National Defense University of People's Liberation Army)

Oct 2010 – Sept 2011 Vice-chairwoman of Inner Mongolia autonomous region; member of the leading Party members’ group; president of Inner Mongolia Branch of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade

Sept 2011 – Jan 2014 Vice-chairwoman of Inner Mongolia autonomous region; member of the leading Party members’ group

Jan 2014 – March 2016 Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Inner Mongolia autonomous regional committee; chief of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Inner Mongolia autonomous region committee

March 2016 – April 2016 Chief of the United Front Work Department and deputy secretary of the CPC Inner Mongolia autonomous region committee; acting chairwoman of Inner Mongolia autonomous region; secretary of the leading Party members’ group of the regional government

April 2016 – June 2016 Deputy secretary of the CPC Inner Mongolia autonomous region committee; acting chairwoman of Inner Mongolia autonomous region; secretary of the leading Party members’ group of the regional government

June 2016 – present Deputy secretary of the CPC Inner Mongolia autonomous region committee; chairwoman of Inner Mongolia autonomous region; secretary of the leading Party members’ group of the regional government