Li Wenxi

Li Wenxi (; born March 1950) is a retired Chinese politician who spent his entire career in his home-province Liaoning. As of January 2021 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency. He has retired for eight years, prior to that, he served as vice chairman of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 2008 to 2013 and head of from 2002 to 2011. He is the first leader of provincial-ministerial level to be targeted by China's top anticorruption watchdog in 2021.

Career Li was born in Benxi County, Liaoning, in March 1950. He entered the workforce in June 1969, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in May 1972.

In February 1990 he became deputy magistrate of Benxi County. In November 1992 he became the deputy head of Benxi Municipal Public Security Bureau, rising to head and party chief in April 1994. He concurrently served as vice mayor in May 1996.

In January 2000 he was transferred to Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, and appointed deputy head and deputy party chief of . Two years later, he was elevated to head and party chief. He held the head position for almost nine years. In January 2008 he concurrently served as vice chairman of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He retired in January 2013.

His younger brother, Li Wen'an , once demanded a local entrepreneur Yuan Chengjia for the mining right of a mineral resources.

Before he stepped down, his subordinates, Wang Like (deputy head of Liaoning Provincial Public Security Department), Bai Yuexian (; deputy head of Liaoning Provincial Public Security Department), and Zhang Dewei (; chief of Food and Drug Crime Investigation Team), were caught up in Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign in 2020. Li's illegal gains will be confiscated and his case transferred to the judiciary. After the reprieve, Li's sentence will be commuted to life in prison without parole. The ill-gotten gains will be confiscated and handed over to the state treasury.