H.E. Mr. Lei Kezhong, born in Taihu County, Anhui province in July 1966, Bachelor.

1989-1990, Staff member, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

1990-1994, Attaché, Third Secretary, Department of Western European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

1994-1997, Third Secretary, Second Secretary, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Malta  

1997-1999, Second Secretary, Deputy Director, Department of Western European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1999-2002, Director, Department for Party-related Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2002-2003, Counselor, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Belgium/ Mission of the People's Republic of China to the European Community

2003-2004, Counselor, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Belgium/Mission of the People's Republic of China to the European Union

2004-2005, Counselor, Department of European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2005-2006, Deputy Mayor, the People's Government of Pingyao County, Shanxi Province

2006-2007, Counselor, Department of European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2007-2013, Counselor, Deputy Director-General, Policy Research Bureau, Foreign Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee

2013-2013, Inspector, Deputy Director-General, Policy Research Bureau, Foreign Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee

2013-2014, Inspector of the Policy Research Bureau, Deputy Secretary of the Department for Party-related Affairs, Foreign Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee

2014-2015, Executive Deputy Secretary, Department for Party-related Affairs, Foreign Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee

2015-2019, Consul General of the People's Republic of China to Perth

2019-    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Kingdom of Lesotho

Married with a son and a daughter.