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China appoints new civil affairs ministry party chief

By Thomson Reuters Jun 30, 2026 | 9:45 AM

BEIJING, June 30 (Reuters) – Li Changguan has been appointed ​party chief ‌of China’s civil affairs ministry, the ministry’s website showed on ‌Tuesday.

• ​Li ⁠has been a ⁠vice minister at the ministry since 2024.

• Li is ​replacing Lu Zhiyuan, who ⁠had been ⁠the minister as ​well as the ​party chief of the ‌ministry since late 2023.

• Lu has been appointed ⁠party chief of the official-run All-China Federation ⁠of ‌Trade Unions, the ⁠organisation said ​in ‌a statement on ​Tuesday.

(Reporting ⁠by Xiuhao Chen and Ryan Woo. Editing by Sharon Singleton and Mark ​Potter)