Sun Yeli

Sun Yeli (born 9 December 1964) is a Chinese politician who is the current Minister of Culture and Tourism and a deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party and the Minister of Culture and Tourism. From 2023 to 2024, he served as the director of the State Council Information Office.

Biography
Sun was born in Anqiu County (now Anqiu), Shandong, on 9 December 1964. He received his bachelor's degree and master's degree from Peking University in 1985 and 1988, respectively. Starting in July 1988, he served in several posts in the Party Documents Research Office of the CCP Central Committee, including deputy secretary-general, director of the Fifth Editorial Department, and deputy director. He became deputy president of the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CCP Central Committee in March 2018, and served until January 2021, when he was appointed deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. On 15 October 2022, he concurrently served as spokesman of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. On 17 January 2023, he was appointed as the director of the State Council Information Office (SCIO). On 29 December 2023, Sun was appointed as the Minister of Culture and Tourism. On 11 April 2024, he was succeeded by Mo Gaoyi as the SCIO director.