Li Shisong

Li Shisong (born February 1969) is a former Chinese politician of Bai ethnicity who spent his entire career in southwest China's Yunnan province. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in June 2024. Previously he served as executive vice governor of Yunnan.

Li is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Early life and education
Li was born in Yunlong County, Yunnan, in February 1969. In 1986, he entered Yunnan University, where he majored in ethnology. He did his postgraduate work at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China between 2005 and 2008.

Career
After graduation in 1990, Li was assigned as an official to Yunnan Provincial Ethnic Affairs Commission.

Li was transferred to the General Office of Yunnan Provincial People's Government in August 1998 and finally became deputy secretary-general in April 2013.

Li was appointed executive vice governor of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in May 2016 and was admitted to member of the CCP Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefectural Committee, the prefecture's top authority.

Li was director of Yunnan Provincial Industry and Information Technology Department in February 2018, concurrently serving as director of Yunnan Provincial Small and Medium Enterprises Bureau.

In January 2019, Li was named acting mayor of Qujing, confirmed in the following month. He was elevated to party secretary, the top political position in the city, in December 2021.

In December 2023, Li was admitted to member of the CCP Yunnan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority, and appointed executive vice governor of Yunnan.

Downfall
On 25 June 2024, Li was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.