Yan Jinhai

Yan Jinhai (; ; born March 1962) is a Chinese politician of Tibetan ethnicity who is the current deputy secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Tibet Committee and chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region, in office since 8 October 2021. Previously he served as party secretary of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region. He was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress. He is a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and an alternate members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Early life and education Yan was born in Minhe Hui and Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai, in March 1962. In 1978, he enrolled at Qinghai University for Nationalities, majoring in Chinese. After graduating in 1982, he taught at Huangnan Normal School for Nationalities. Career in Qinghai He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1983. He began his political career in November 1984, when he became an official in the Education Bureau of Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. In February 1990, he became deputy director of the Office of the CCP Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Committee, rising to director the next year. He served as deputy secretary-general of the CCP Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Committee in July 1993, and three years later promoted to the secretary-general position. At the same time, he was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Committee, the prefecture's top authority.