Liang Huiling

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| image = Liang Huiling (2024) 02.png

| caption = Liang in 2024

| office1 = Governor of Heilongjiang

| term_start1 = 9 December 2022

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| 1blankname1 = Party Secretary

| 1namedata1 = Xu Qin

| predecessor1 = Hu Changsheng

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| office2 = Chairwoman of the All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives

| term_start2 = July 2021

| term_end2 = December 2022

| predecessor2 = Yu Hongqiu

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| name = Liang Huiling

| native_name = 梁惠玲

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1962|08}}

| birth_place = Yicheng County, Hubei, China

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| party = Chinese Communist Party

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| alma_mater = Central China Normal University
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Liang Huiling ({{zh|s=梁惠玲|p=Liáng Huìlíng}}; born August 1962) is a Chinese politician currently serving as governor of Heilongjiang. She was chairwoman of the All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives from 2021 to 2022.

Liang was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress and is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress. She was a member of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. She was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. She is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.{{cite news |author1=Fu Zhongming ({{lang|zh|符仲明}}) |url=http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/szyw/202209/25/t20220925_38126370.shtml |script-title=zh:中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单 |work=ce.cn |date=25 September 2022 |access-date=8 November 2022 |language=zh}}{{cite news |author1=Zhao Wenhan ({{lang|zh|赵文涵}}) |url=http://www.news.cn/politics/cpc20/2022-10/22/c_1129074998.htm |script-title=zh:（二十大受权发布）中国共产党第二十届中央委员会委员名单 |work=xinhuanet.com |date=22 October 2022 |access-date=8 November 2022 |language=zh}}

Early life and education

Liang was born in Yicheng County (now Yicheng), Hubei, in August 1962. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1979, she entered Central China Normal University, where she majored in Chinese language and literature. After university in 1983, she taught at Xiangfan No. 5 Middle School for only five months.

Political career

{{stack|File:Vladimir Putin greets Governor of Heilongjiang Liang Huiling (2024).jpg in Harbin during Putin's visit to China in May 2024]]}}

=Hubei=

Liang joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October 1985. In December 1984, Liang became deputy secretary of Xiangfan Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, rising to secretary in June 1994. In February 1995, she was appointed deputy party secretary of Gucheng County, and held that office until June 1997.

Beginning in 1997, Liang served in several posts in Xiaogan, including vice mayor (1998–2000), head of the Organization Department of the CCP Xiaogan Municipal Committee (2000–2003), deputy secretary (2003–2008), acting mayor (2006), and mayor (2006–2008).{{cite news|author1=Zhuang Yu ({{lang|zh|庄彧}})|url=http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201504/11/t20150411_5081083.shtml |script-title=zh:梁惠玲、梁伟年任湖北省委常委曾先后担任孝感市长 |work=ce.cn |date=11 April 2015 |access-date=7 November 2022 |language=zh}}

In July 2008, Liang was made president and party branch secretary of Hubei Women's Federation, replacing {{ill|Zhang Daili|zh|张岱梨}}.

In August 2011, Liang was appointed party secretary of Ezhou, a post she kept until January 2013, when she was promoted to vice governor of Hubei.{{cite news|author1=Yin Yanhong ({{lang|zh|尹彦宏}}) |url=http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201301/30/t20130130_24077568_1.shtml |script-title=zh:梁惠玲新任湖北副省长田承忠、张岱梨不再担任 |work=ce.cn |date=30 January 2013 |access-date=7 November 2022 |language=zh}} Liang was appointed head of the United Front Work Department and president of the Hubei Provincial Federation of Trade Unions in April 2015 and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Hubei Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.{{cite news|author1=Yin Yanhong ({{lang|zh|尹彦宏}}) |url=http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201505/29/t20150529_5496652.shtml |script-title=zh:梁惠玲辞去湖北省副省长职务已兼任省委统战部部长 |work=ce.cn |date=29 May 2015 |access-date=7 November 2022 |language=zh}}

=Hebei=

Liang was transferred from her job in Hubei province to north China's Hebei province in December 2016. She was appointed secretary of Hebei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Hebei Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. She concurrently served as director of the Hebei Provincial Supervisory Commission since January 2018.{{cite news|author1=Yi Yi ({{lang|zh|伊一}}) |url=http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201811/19/t20181119_30813752.shtml |script-title=zh:刘爽任河北省监察委代主任梁惠玲辞去主任职务 |work=ce.cn |date=19 November 2018 |access-date=7 November 2022 |language=zh}}

=Central government=

Liang was party branch secretary of the Red Cross Society of China in October 2018, in addition to serving as executive vice president.{{cite news|author1=Zhuang Yu ({{lang|zh|庄彧}})|url=http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201810/27/t20181027_30640864_1.shtml |script-title=zh:梁惠玲任中国红十字会党组书记徐科不再担任 |work=ce.cn |date=27 October 2018 |access-date=7 November 2022 |language=zh}}

In June 2021, Liang was named chairwoman of the All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives, confirmed in the following month.{{cite news|author1=Zhuang Yu ({{lang|zh|庄彧}}) |url=http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/202106/30/t20210630_36681995.shtml |script-title=zh:梁惠玲任全国供销总社党组副书记、提名为理事会主任候选人(简历) |work=ce.cn |date=30 June 2021 |access-date=7 November 2022 |language=zh}}

=Heilongjiang=

File: Ambassador Burns meeting with Heilongjiang Governor Liang Huiling.jpg R. Nicholas Burns meeting with Liang (2024)]]

On 7 December 2022, she was named acting governor of Heilongjiang, confirmed on 16 January 2023.{{cite news |author1=Zhuang Yu ({{lang|zh|庄彧}}) |url=http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/202212/09/t20221209_38279331.shtml |script-title=zh:梁惠玲任黑龙江省代省长 |work=ce.cn |date=9 December 2022 |access-date=12 February 2024 |language=zh}}