Li Ganjie was elected as the new governor in the fourth session of the 13th People's Congress of Shandong Province, China on July 21.
Governor Li Ganjie graduated from Tsinghua University in China. Afterward, he served as head of the National Nuclear Safety Administration working as an expert in the Nuclear Safety area. Since 2018, he had worked as the Minister of Ecology and Environment.
NEAR Secretary General Kim Ok-chae sent a congratulatory letter to the Governor Li Ganjie on his inauguration on July 27 and asked Shandong Province to continue its effort to enhance exchange and cooperation between Northeast Asian regional governments.