Li Jingtian is of manchu ethnicity, and a politician of the People's Republic of China. He is currently the executive vice president of the Central Party School, or better known as CPC.

Born in Zalaite Qi, Inner Mongolia, Li joined the Communist Party of China in February, 1971. From 1968, he served in Nengjiang County of Heilongjiang Province and was the secretary of the Communist Youth League Nengjiang committee. In 1976, Li was elevated to vice secretary and later, secretary of CYL Heihe committee. He entered the Central Organization Department of the Communist Party of China in 1978, and in 1995, he was promoted to director of organization bureau of the Department. In 1998, Li was transferred to Shanxi Province and became a standing committee member and director of organization department of CPC Shanxi committee. He was later promoted to vice Party chief of Shanxi. In 2001, Li was transferred back to the Central Organization Department and served as vice director. In 2005, he became the director of research office of Party history of the CPC. By the end of 2007, Li was appointed as the executive vice president of CPC Central Party School.

Li was an alternate member of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and is a current member of the 17th Central Committee of CPC.

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