At about 19:00 on August 30, Xinhua News Agency reported that the 28th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Shanxi Provincial People's Congress decided on August 30 to accept Li Xiaopeng's request to resign as governor of Shanxi Province due to job changes, and to appoint Lou Yangsheng as vice governor of Shanxi Province and acting governor of Shanxi Province.

Li Xiaopeng resume
Li Xiaopeng, male, Han ethnicity, born in June 1959, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, joined the Communist Party of China in May 1985, joined the work in August 1982, university degree, senior engineer.
1978.10--1982.08 North China Electric Power Institute, Department of Power Engineering, major in power plant and power system;
1982.08--1989.08 Technician, Assistant Engineer, Institute of Systems, Electric Power Research Institute (1987.02--1988.02 Ontario Water and Power Authority, ManiTuba HVDC Transmission Research Center, Manituba University Ofrmas Continuing Training);
1989.08--1990.08 Deputy Director, Planning and Operation Division, Electric Power Research Institute;
1990.08--1991.10 Director of Institute of Electric Power Technology and Economics, Electric Power Research Institute (1989.04--1991.04 Studied in Beijing Correspondence University of Economics, majoring in economic management);
1991.10--1993.06 Assistant General Manager of Huaneng International Electric Power Development Company;
1993.06--1994.06 Deputy General Manager and Member of the Party Group of Huaneng International Electric Power Development Company;
1994.06--1995.10 Deputy General Manager, Member of the Party Group of Huaneng International Power Development Company, Director and Deputy General Manager of Huaneng International Power Co., Ltd.;
1995.10--1996.03 Vice Chairman, General Manager, Member of the Party Group of Huaneng International Power Development Company and Vice Chairman and General Manager of Huaneng International Power Co., Ltd.;
1996.03--1999.03 Vice Chairman, General Manager, Deputy Secretary of the Party Group and Vice Chairman and General Manager of Huaneng International Power Development Company;
1999.03--1999.12 Chairman, General Manager, Party Secretary and Chairman and General Manager of Huaneng International Power Development Company;
1999.12--2001.12 Director, General Manager, Party Secretary of China Huaneng Group Corporation, Chairman and General Manager of Huaneng International Power Development Company, Chairman and Party Secretary of Huaneng International Power Co., Ltd.;
2001.12--2002.12 Deputy General Manager, Member of the Party Group of State Power Corporation, Chairman, General Manager and Secretary of the Party Group of China Huaneng Group Corporation, Chairman and General Manager of Huaneng International Power Development Company, Chairman and Secretary of the Party Group of Huaneng International Power Co., Ltd. (2001.03--2002.01 One-year Training Course for Young and Middle-aged Cadres of the Central Party School);
2002.12--2008.05 General Manager, Party Secretary and Chairman of Huaneng International Power Development Company, Chairman of Huaneng International Power Co., Ltd. and Secretary of the Party Group (during the period: 2006.05--2006.07 Central Party School Provincial and Ministerial Cadre Refresher Course);
2008.05--2008.06 Member of the Standing Committee of Shanxi Provincial Party Committee;
2008.06--2010.06 Member of the Standing Committee and Vice Governor of Shanxi Provincial Party Committee;
2010.06--2012.12 Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shanxi Provincial Committee, Vice Governor (responsible for executive work), Deputy Secretary of the Party Group of the Provincial Government, President of Shanxi Administrative College;
2012.12--2013.01 Deputy Secretary of Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, Acting Governor, Secretary of the Party Group of Shanxi Provincial Government, President of Shanxi Administrative College;
2013.01--2016.08 Deputy Secretary and Governor of Shanxi Province, Secretary of the Party Group of Shanxi Provincial Government.
He is an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee, a deputy to the 17th and 18th National Congresses, a deputy to the 11th National People's Congress, and a member of the 9th and 10th Provincial Party Committees.