Qi was born in
Wuqi County,
Shaanxi province. He joined the
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1982. He graduated from
Northwest University of Politics and Law with a degree in philosophy, and later obtained a graduate degree from the
Central Party School. He began his work in the Organization Department of the
Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the CCP, then was named editor at
Party Building Research, a publication of the
Organization Department of the CCP. He was elevated to editor-in-chief of the publication in 2001. He also briefly served as the deputy party chief of
Taiyuan. In November 2007, he was named Organization Department head of Qinghai province and a member of the
provincial CCP Standing Committee. In May 2013, Qi was named head of the provincial CCP Organization Department of Jilin. He was named deputy head of the Organization Department of the CCP in December 2015. In January 2019, he was named Party Secretary of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. == References ==