Legislative Organ In office
Lin Qiyuan
Speaker of the Hulian People’s Assembly · March 2024 – March 2031
Lin Qiyuan is the Speaker of the Hulian People’s Assembly. Born in Pinghu in Sichuan Province, he worked in provincial administration and in the department responsible for local government before moving into the legislature, where he chaired the Committee on Laws for many years and took part in drafting and reviewing legislation on administrative procedure, local self-government and oversight. He was a Vice-Chairman of the Assembly with responsibility for legislative planning from 2019 to 2024 and was elected Speaker in March 2024.
Career
| Period | Position | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| 1982–1990 | Officer, Deputy Division Head | Sichuan Provincial People's Government, General Office |
| 1990–1998 | Division Head, Deputy Director-General | Ministry of the Interior, Department for Local Government |
| 1998–2006 | Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee | Sichuan Provincial People's Assembly |
| 2006–2013 | Vice-Chairman | Hulian People’s Assembly, Committee on Laws |
| 2013–2019 | Chairman | Hulian People’s Assembly, Committee on Laws |
| 2019–2024 | Vice-Chairman (legislative planning) | Hulian People’s Assembly |
| 2024– | Speaker | Hulian People’s Assembly |
Responsibilities
- Presides over sessions of the Assembly and of its Standing Committee
- Determines the order in which bills are submitted for deliberation and the voting procedure
- Presides over the election and recall of the President of Hulian
- Directs legislative planning and the coordinated review of draft laws
- Represents the Assembly in external relations
In their words
The clause that provokes the sharpest debate is usually the one that most needs to be spelled out when it comes to enforcement.
Lin Qiyuan · Speaker of the Hulian People’s Assembly