Li Jinjun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Jinjun
李进军
Chinese Ambassador to North Korea
In office March 2015 – December 2021
Preceded by	Liu Hongcai
Succeeded by	Wang Yajun
Deputy Head of the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party
In office March 2007 – March 2015
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines
In office December 2005 – March 2007
Preceded by	Wu Hongbo
Succeeded by	Song Tao
Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar
In office January 2001 – December 2005
Preceded by	Liang Dong
Succeeded by	Guan Mu
Personal details
Born	May 1956 (age 67–68) Jiangyin, Jiangsu, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Shanghai International Studies University University of Heidelberg

Li Jinjun (simplified Chinese: 李进军; traditional Chinese: 李進軍; pinyin: Lǐ Jìnjūn; born May 1956) is a Chinese diplomat who has served as Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar, the Philippines, and North Korea.

Life and career

Li was born and raised in Jiangyin, Jiangsu. He entered Shanghai International Studies University in September 1972, majoring in German language, where he graduated in March 1974. Then he was accepted to the University of Heidelberg and graduated in April 1976. After graduation, he returned to China and that year he was assigned to the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party.

He was Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Huantai County from September 1993 to October 1994.

In January 2001 he was promoted to become the Chinese Ambassador to Burma, a position he held until December 2005, when he was transferred to the Philippines and appointed the Chinese Ambassador.

He became the Deputy Head of the International Liaison Department of the CCP in March 2007, he remained in that position until March 2015, when he was appointed the Chinese Ambassador to North Korea. He was the longest-serving Chinese ambassador to North Korea; his tour in Pyongyang ended in 2021, with his departure from North Korea delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. He was replaced by Wang Yajun.