Li Zhi (politician)

Li Zhi
栗智
Communist Party Secretary of Ürümqi
In office
November 2006 – 6 September 2009
Preceded byYang Gang
Succeeded byZhu Hailun
Personal details
BornNovember 1950 (age 73)
Lixin County, Anhui, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1971–2015, expelled)

Li Zhi (Chinese: 栗智; pinyin: Lì Zhì; born November 1950[a]) is a former Chinese politician who spent his career in Xinjiang, most notable for his role as the Communist party chief of Ürümqi during the city's rioting in July 2009. He was originally from Lixin, Anhui. He was detained by the authorities for investigation in 2015 and then expelled from the Chinese Communist Party.
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