Legal scholar takes over as Inner Mongolia chief as Chinese Communists prepare for gathering of party elite
- Shi Taifeng takes reins in resource-rich autonomous region as part of reshuffle ahead of fourth plenum of the Central Committee
- Former Henan governor Chen Runer will replace Shi as party chief in Ningxia region
Beijing has named a legal scholar with rich regional governance experience as the new party chief of the resource-rich Inner Mongolia autonomous region, state media reported on Friday.
Shi Taifeng, formerly party chief of Ningxia Hui autonomous region, will replace Li Jiheng, according to the official state news agency Xinhua.
The report said Li would be given another job, but did not provide further details.
The vacancy in Ningxia will be filled by Chen Runer, formerly the governor of the central province of Henan, according to Xinhua.
The reshuffle was announced ahead of next week’s gathering of the party elite in Beijing for the fourth plenum of the Central Committee.
Starting on Monday, more than 300 full and alternate members of the powerful Central Committee will gather behind closed doors for four days to discuss how to improve the country’s socialist system and governance.
