Peng Liyuan

Peng Liyuan
彭丽媛
Peng in 2023
Spouse of the Paramount leader of China
Incumbent
Assumed role 15 November 2012
General Secretary	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Liu Yongqing
Spouse of the President of China
Incumbent
Assumed role 14 March 2013
President	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Liu Yongqing
President of the People's Liberation Army Academy of Art
In office May 2012 – July 2017
Preceded by	Zhang Jigang
Succeeded by	Zhang Qichao
Member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (9th, 10th, 11th)
In office February 1998 – March 2013
Chairman	Li Ruihuan Jia Qinglin
Personal details
Born	(1962-11-20) 20 November 1962 (age 62) Yuncheng County, Shandong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse(s)	Xi Jinping ​ (m. 1987)​
Children	Xi Mingze
Alma mater	China Conservatory of Music
Occupation	Singer, Professor of vocal music
Profession	Soprano and (first holder of a master's degree in) "Chinese ethnic vocal music" (中国民族声乐)
Signature
Military service
Nickname(s)	Mother Peng (Chinese: 彭妈妈; pinyin: Péng māmā)[1][2]
Allegiance	China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army
Years of service	1980–2017
Rank	Major General
Commands	People's Liberation Army Academy of Art
Peng Liyuan's voice Peng delivers a speech to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Forum on Women's Education and Poverty Reduction Recorded 20 July 2021

Peng Liyuan (Chinese: 彭丽媛; pinyin: Péng Lìyuán; born 20 November 1962) is a Chinese soprano and contemporary folk singer. She is the wife of Xi Jinping, the current general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and president of the People's Republic of China.

Liyuan is well known for her fashion influence by being made by her personal designer Ma Ke.^[3][4][5][6] In 2014, Peng was listed as the 57th Most Powerful Woman in the World by Forbes.^[7]

1. ↑ "联合国亲善大使 彭丽媛". United Nations (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-05-12.
2. ↑ "Song praising love of China's first couple goes viral". The Columbian. 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
3. ↑ "Fashion diplomacy: 8 most stylish stateswomen of our times". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
4. ↑ "China's First Lady Peng Liyuan gives Melania Trump a run for her fashion money". The Straits Times. 10 November 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
5. ↑ "Meet the designer behind China's first lady". CNN. 17 November 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
6. ↑ "Melania Trump takes fashion diplomacy to new lengths in China". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
7. ↑ "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women". Forbes. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2014.