Shi Xiaolin

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| office1 = Governor of Sichuan

| term_start1 = 4 July 2024

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| 1blankname1 = Party Secretary

| 1namedata1 = Wang Xiaohui

| predecessor1 = Huang Qiang

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| office2 = Specifically-designated Deputy Party Secretary of Sichuan

| term_start2 = 3 July 2023

| term_end2 = 4 July 2024

| 1blankname2 = Party Secretary

| 1namedata2 = Wang Xiaohui

| predecessor2 = Luo Wen

| successor2 = Yu Lijun

| office3 = Party Secretary of Chengdu

| term_start3 = 29 August 2021

| term_end3 = 28 June 2024

| deputy3 = Wang Fengzhao (mayor)

| predecessor3 = {{ill|Fan Ruiping|zh|范锐平}}

| successor3 = {{ill|Cao Lijun|zh|曹立军}}

| name = Shi Xiaolin

| native_name = 施小琳

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1969|05}}

| birth_place = Yuyao County, Zhejiang, China

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| party = Chinese Communist Party

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| alma_mater = Shanghai University (UG)
Tongji University (MBA)

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Shi Xiaolin ({{zh|c=施小琳|p=Shī Xiǎolín}}; born May 1969) is a Chinese politician currently serving as the governor of Sichuan, in office since 4 July 2024. She was previously the party secretary of Chengdu, capital of the province. She was an alternate of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. She is an alternate of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

She started her career in the Communist Youth League of China in Shanghai, where she eventually became a member of the standing committee of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the city's top authority. After a short term of two years in central China's Jiangxi province, in August 2021, she was transferred to southwest China's Sichuan province and appointed party secretary, the top political position in the city.

Early life and education

Shi was born in Yuyao County, Zhejiang, in May 1969.

She graduated from Shanghai University with a major in electrical technology 1990 and received a Master of Business Administration from Tongji University in 2001.{{Cite web |title=施小琳任四川省委常委、成都市委书记范锐平另有任用(图{{!}}简历)_中国经济网——国家经济门户 |url=http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/202108/29/t20210829_36857527.shtml |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=district.ce.cn |archive-date=2022-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705220816/http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/202108/29/t20210829_36857527.shtml |url-status=live }} She started her career in government service after university.

Career in Shanghai

Shi entered the workforce in July 1990, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1993. She served in various posts in Zhabei District Committee of the Communist Youth League of China before serving as director and party branch secretary of Zhabei District Economic Committee in 2003. She became vice governor of Nanhui District in 2006 before being assigned to the similar position in Hongkou District in 2009. She was deputy party secretary of Hongkou District in 2011, but having held the position for only two years. In 2013, she was appointed director and party branch secretary of Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau. She rose to become party secretary of Putuo District in April 2015.{{cite news |author1=Yin Yanhong ({{lang|zh|尹彦宏}}) |url=http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201504/21/t20150421_5169256.shtml |script-title=zh:上海市民政局局长施小琳调任普陀区委书记张国洪不再担任 |work=ce.cn |date=21 April 2015 |access-date=29 August 2021 |language=zh |archive-date=10 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110031023/http://district.ce.cn/newarea/sddy/201504/21/t20150421_5169256.shtml |url-status=live }} In May 2017, she was promoted to be a member of the standing committee of the CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee, the city's top authority, concurrently holding the post of head of the United Front Work Department of CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee.{{cite news |author1=Xu Yijia ({{lang|zh|徐亦嘉}}) |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1685455 |script-title=zh:新一届上海市委常委分工确定 |work=thepaper |date=15 May 2015 |access-date=29 August 2021 |language=zh |archive-date=29 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829150331/https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1685455 |url-status=live }}

Career in Jiangxi

In May 2018, Shi was transferred to central China's Jiangxi province, where she was a member of the standing committee of the CCP Jiangxi Provincial Committee and head of the Propaganda Department of CCP Jiangxi Provincial Committee.{{cite news |author1=Wang Di ({{lang|zh|王頔}}) |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018-05/11/c_1122817007.htm |script-title=zh:由沪入赣，施小琳同志任江西省委常委 |work=xinhuanet.com |date=21 May 2018 |access-date=29 August 2021 |language=zh |archive-date=10 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110031041/http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018-05/11/c_1122817007.htm |url-status=live }}

Career in Sichuan

On 29 August 2021, Shi was transferred again to southwest China's Sichuan province and appointed party secretary of the capital city of Chengdu, the top political position in the city, and a member of the standing committee of the CCP Sichuan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.{{cite news |author1=Zhong Yuhao ({{lang|zh|钟煜豪}}) |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_14262963 |script-title=zh:施小琳任四川省委常委、成都市委书记 |work=thepaper |date=29 August 2021 |access-date=29 August 2021 |language=zh |archive-date=29 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829045428/https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_14262963 |url-status=live }} She was China's youngest top official in the provincial capital and was at the time the youngest member of a CCP Provincial Standing Committee until the October 2021 appointment of Yang Fasen.{{cite news |author1=Wang Shanshan ({{lang|zh|王珊珊}}) |url=https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2021-08-29/doc-iktzqtyt2815134.shtml |script-title=zh:施小琳跨省履新，成全国最年轻省会城市一把手！ |work=sina |date=29 August 2021 |access-date=29 August 2021 |language=zh |archive-date=29 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829194327/https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2021-08-29/doc-iktzqtyt2815134.shtml |url-status=live }}{{cite news |author1=Zhang Di ({{lang|zh|张迪}}) |url=https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2021-10-26/doc-iktzscyy1808039.shtml |script-title=zh:“70后”杨发森任乌鲁木齐市委书记东突曾扬言报复他 |work=sina |date=26 October 2021 |access-date=26 October 2021 |language=zh |archive-date=26 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026114804/https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2021-10-26/doc-iktzscyy1808039.shtml |url-status=live }}

On 28 June 2024, Shi was appointed party branch secretary of Sichuan.{{cite news |author1=Yue Huairang ({{lang|zh|岳怀让}}) |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_27893357 |script-title=zh:四川省委副书记施小琳已任四川省政府党组书记 |work=thepaper |date=28 June 2024 |access-date=29 June 2024 |language=zh}}

On 4 July 2024, Shi rose to become the acting governor of Sichuan,{{Cite web|title=施小琳任四川省副省长、代理省长|url=https://cbgc.scol.com.cn/news/5161048|website=cbgc.scol.com.cn|language=zh-Hans|access-date=2024-07-31|archive-date=2024-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731035250/https://cbgc.scol.com.cn/news/5161048}} and was elected as the governor of Sichuan on 31 July 2024.{{Cite web|title=施小琳当选四川省人民政府省长|url=https://cbgc.scol.com.cn/news/5246040|website=cbgc.scol.com.cn|language=zh-Hans|access-date=2024-07-31|archive-date=2024-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811215128/https://cbgc.scol.com.cn/news/5246040}}