Xi Jinping (Born June 1, 1953, Central Shaanxi Province) is the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and chairman of the Central Military Commission. On March 14, 2013, the 12th National People's Congress elected him President of the People's Republic of China in succession to Hu Jintao.
He joined the Communist Party of China in January 1969, and graduated from Tsinghua University with a degree in Marxist theory and ideological and political education, and received his doctorate degree in law.