Mr. Li Xueju, born in April of 1945 in Jilin Province with Han nationality, is now the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs with a post-graduate education background.

1978-1987, Deputy Division Director, then Deputy Director General, Director General of the Organization Department of Chinese Communist Youth League (CCYL); Director General of the General Office of CCYL; Member of the 10th Session of Central Committee of CCYL; Member of both 11th and 12th Session of Standing Central Committee of CCYL

1988-1996, Director General of Department of Basic Level Governance of the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA), and Director General of Department of Personnel and Education of MCA

1996-1997, Standing Committee Member of CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee of Sichuan Province, Minister of the Organization Department of CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee

1997-2001, Member of the First Standing Committee of CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee, Minister of the Organization Department and the Deputy Secretary-General of CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee

2001-2003, Vice Minister of Civil Affairs

2003- , Minister of Civil Affairs and Secretary of the Leading Party Group of MCA