title: Li Yizhong
text: # Li Yizhong
  
  Li Yizhong (Chinese: 李毅中; born 1945) is a former director of Minister of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China.
  
  ## Personal life and education
  
  Yizhong was born during 1945 in Datong City, Shanxi Province. He graduated Beijing Petroleum College in 1966.
  
  ## Career
  
  Yizhong is known for his former roles such as head of State Administration of Work Safety, Mayor of Tianjin, and vice-minister in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission.
  
  