Li Weiwei

Li Weiwei (, born March 1958) is a Chinese politician who served as the chairwoman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography Li was born in Ningxiang County (now Ningxiang), Hunan, in March 1958. She joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1976. In her youth, she worked in a people's commune in Zhuzhou County. She has a bachelor's degree in Chinese literature from Hunan Normal College. She worked as a teacher upon graduating, before joining the Communist Youth League organization in Zhuzhou. In 1990 she became deputy secretary of the Hunan provincial Youth League organization. In January 2016, she became chairwoman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the province's top political advisory body.

Li has an MBA and a doctorate in economics, both from Hunan University.

On 24 January 2025, Li as expelled from the CCP and removed from public office. On February 8, she was detained by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

On 3 February 2026, Li was sentenced to life imprisonment for bribery involving more than 117 million yuan ($16.87 million) by the 1st Intermediate People's Court of Hainan. She was also deprived of her political rights for life, and all of her personal assets were confiscated.