Ji Yunshi is a politician of the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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. He has been governor of Hebei Province (2002—2006), and serves as Vice-Minister for Human Resources and Social Security (2006-) and director of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs

State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs

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 (2006-).

Ji Yunshi was born in Haimen

Haimen

Haimen is a county-level city in the southeast of Jiangsu province of Eastern China. It is located at the opposite side of the Yangtze River to Shanghai. Chonghai Bridge links the city to Chongming County.The county has a seat named Haimen Township...

, Jiangsu

Jiangsu

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. He started his professional career as an industrial worker in Suzhou

Suzhou

Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...

 in September 1969. During 1970-1971, in the period of the Cultural Revolution

Cultural Revolution

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, he was sent to work in the Xishan Coal Mine in Suzhou. He became a member of the Communist Party in August 1975. In June 1989, he was appointed Vice Governor of Jiangsu Province for the first time. He served in this capacity until 1998, when he became Acting Governor of Jiangsu Province. From 2002 to 2007, he was a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

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