Li Qinglin studied at
Harbin Normal University from August 1963 to September 1967. Following graduation, he worked in
Zhaozhou County, Heilongjiang from September 1968 to September 1977, holding positions including high school teacher at Xinfugong Commune, staff member of the County Party Committee Office, deputy researcher at the County Political Research Office, deputy secretary of Yulin Commune Party Committee, and head of the County Political Research Office. From October 1977 to September 1983, he served in the Organization Department of the
Heilongjiang Provincial Committee, first as a section-level inspector and deputy director, and in September 1983 was promoted to deputy minister. Between November 1988 and February 1990, he was Secretary of the
Songhua River Prefectural Committee, followed by service as Party Secretary of
Jiamusi from February 1990 to October 1992. From October 1992 to May 1993, he was deputy secretary of the
Heilongjiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and from May 1993 to August 1997, a member of the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. During this period, from May to August 1997, he also served as Party Secretary of
Harbin. From August 1997 to May 1999, Li served concurrently as a member of the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee and Party Secretary of Harbin. He then moved to Henan Province, serving as member of the Provincial Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission from May 1999 to October 2001, and subsequently as Deputy Secretary of the Henan Provincial Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection from October 2001 to August 2006. From August to October 2006, he continued as Deputy Secretary of the Henan Provincial Committee. From January 2007 to July 2013, Li Qinglin served as Vice President of the
China Law Society. He retired in July 2013. Li died on 20 June 2021 in Beijing at the age of 77. == References ==