Li Hongzhong was elected governor of central China's Hubei
Province, while Luo Qingquan was elected the top provincial
lawmaker, at a session of the provincial legislature on
Tuesday.
Li, born in August 1956, was elected to the position at the
first session of the 11th Hubei Provincial People's Congress.
A native of eastern Shandong province, Li holds a bachelor's
degree in history from Jilin University and joined the Communist
Party of China (CPC) in December 1976.
Before this election, Li had served as chief of Shenzhen
Municipal Committee of CPC and later acting governor of Hubei.
Luo, born in November 1945, is a native of Hubei. He is now
secretary of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the CPC after
serving as governor of the province from 2003 to 2007.
(Xinhua News Agency January 30, 2008)