Li Yue'e

Li Yue'e (; born March 1958) is a Chinese politician and academic specializing in linguistics. She currently serves as president of the Shanxi People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. She previously served as vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the Shanxi Provincial People's Congress and as vice chairperson of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography Li was born in March 1958 in Huairen, Shanxi. She joined the Chinese Communist Party in May 1976 and began her career in education. From 1976 to 1979, she studied English at the Department of Foreign Languages of Shanxi Teachers College. After graduation, she briefly worked as a substitute teacher before joining Shanxi Agricultural University as an English instructor. In the 1980s, Li pursued further studies in linguistics, including advanced training at Nankai University. She later studied in the United Kingdom, earning a master's degree in applied linguistics from the University of Reading and a doctorate in modern linguistics from Aston University.

Upon returning to China, Li joined Shanxi University, where she served as associate professor and later professor, and held administrative roles including vice dean and eventually vice president of the university from 1998 to 2003. During this period, she also attended a mid-career training program at the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party.

Li transitioned into government service in 2003, when she was appointed director and party secretary of the Shanxi Provincial Foreign Affairs (Overseas Chinese Affairs) Office. In 2006, she became chairwoman and party secretary of the Shanxi Women's Federation. In 2013, she was appointed vice chairperson of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Since 2018, Li has served as vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the Shanxi Provincial People's Congress. In April 2021, she was appointed president of the Shanxi People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. She was also a deputy to the 11th National People's Congress.