Tie Ning

Tie Ning (September 1957 -), native of Zhao County, Hebei Province, born in Beijing, is a political figure and contemporary writer of the Communist Party of China and the People's Republic of China, and a deputy national leader. He started working in July 1975 and joined the Communist Party of China in November 1975. He has a high school degree and a first-level degree in literary creation. In November 2006, he was elected as the chairman of the Chinese Writers Association, becoming the third chairman of the Chinese Writers Association after Mao Dun and Ba Jin. In December 2016, he was elected chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, becoming the first person to serve as chairman of the Chinese Writers Association and China Federation of Literary and Art Circles at the same time. Alternate member of the 16th and 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, member of the 18th, 19th and 20th Central Committee. He once served as vice chairman of the Hebei Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles and chairman of the Hebei Provincial Writers Association. He is currently a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, and chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles.