Li Zhi (politician)
Li Zhi | |
|---|---|
| 栗智 | |
| Communist Party Secretary of Ürümqi | |
| In office November 2006 – 6 September 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Yang Gang |
| Succeeded by | Zhu Hailun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1950 (age 75) Lixin County, Anhui, China |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party (1971–2015, expelled) |
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Li Zhi (Chinese: 栗智; pinyin: Lì Zhì; born November 1950) 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.