Peng Liyuan | |
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彭丽媛 | |
Fist Lady of China | |
Current | |
Assumed role 14 March 2013 | |
President | Xi Jinping |
General Secretary | Xi Jinping |
Preceded by | Liu Yongqing |
President of the People's Liberation Army Academy of Art | |
In office May 2012 – July 2017 | |
Preceded by | Zhang Jigang |
Succeeded by | Zhang Qichao |
Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (9th, 10th, 11th) | |
In office February 1998 – March 2013 | |
Chairman | Li Ruihuan Jia Qinglin |
Personal details | |
Born | Yuncheng County, Shandong, China | 20 November 1962
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | Xi Mingze |
Alma mater | China Conservatory of Music |
Signature | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | China |
Branch/service | People's Liberation Army |
Years of service | 1980–2017 |
Rank | Major General |
Commands | People's Liberation Army Academy of Art |
Peng Liyuan (Chinese: 彭丽媛; pinyin: Péng Lìyuán; born 20 November 1962) is a Chinese soprano and contemporary folk singer. She is the wife of Xi Jinping, the current general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and president of the People's Republic of China.
Liyuan is well known for her fashion influence by being made by her personal designer Ma Ke.[1][2][3][4] In 2014, Peng was listed as the 57th Most Powerful Woman in the World by Forbes.[5]