Xu Lin

Xu Lin (Chinese: 徐麟; born June 1963) is a Chinese politician and the senior executive official in charge of cybersecurity and internet policy in China. He is serving as the head of the General Office of the Central Leading Group for Internet Security and Informatization (one in the same with the Cyberspace Administration of China, CAC) from June 29, 2016. Xu was previously −the head of the Shanghai propaganda department and later Communist Party Secretary of Pudong.
Xu was is regarded as one supporter of Xi Jinping, the current General Secretary of the CPC and dubbed a “political star” in the 21st Century Business Herald (21世纪经济报道).

Xu Lin was born in Shanghai in June 1963. He was graduated from Shanghai Normal University and joined the Communist Party of China in September 1982. Xu was the teacher of Zhoupu High School (周浦中学), and the CPC standing committee member and acting deputy county chief in Nanhui County at the age of 29. Later, he became the CPC deputy secretary of Jiading District. In 1995, he became deputy secretary of Shigatse Prefecture in Tibet.

Xu backed to Shanghai in 1997, and served as the general manager of Nong Gong Shang Group (农工商集团). Later, he served as Party branch chief and CEO. In 2003, Xu was appointed as director of Civil Affairs Bureau of Shanghai and director of Agriculture Committee of Shanghai in 2007. In 2008, Xu became the CPC Secretary of Pudong. He served as the head of the Shanghai CPC's propaganda department in 2013.

In 2015, Xu served as the deputy head of the General Office of the Central Leading Group for Internet Security and Informatization, and promoted to the head on June 29, 2016.