Lu Liyichen
Vice-Premier of the Central Government and Minister of Foreign Affairs · March 2024 – March 2031
Lu Liyichen is a Vice-Premier of the Central Government and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Born in Beijing, she joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1991 and worked for many years on regional and multilateral affairs, serving successively as Director-General of the Policy Planning Department, Assistant Minister and Vice-Minister. From 2021 to 2024 she was Hulian's Permanent Representative to the Asia-Europe Cooperation Organisation, and since March 2024 she has been Vice-Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs, with responsibility for external relations and international organisations.
Career
| Period | Position | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| 1991–1998 | Attaché, Third Secretary, Second Secretary | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Eurasia Department |
| 1998–2005 | Counsellor, Deputy Director-General | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Eurasia Department |
| 2005–2011 | Director-General | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Policy Planning Department |
| 2011–2016 | Assistant Minister | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 2016–2021 | Vice-Minister | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 2021–2024 | Permanent Representative to the Asia-Europe Cooperation Organisation | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 2024– | Vice-Premier of the Central Government and Minister of Foreign Affairs | Central Government |
Responsibilities
- Oversees diplomacy, treaty law and international organisations
- Directs the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and leads external negotiations
- Represents Hulian at multilateral summits and bilateral consultations
- Coordinates external economic, scientific, technological and cultural exchange
- Oversees consular protection and the affairs of Hulian citizens abroad
In their words
Disagreements between neighbours are usually not disagreements of principle; it is simply that neither side has yet done the arithmetic.