About the President Jun Qi
About the President Jun Qi
Jun Qi was elected as the president of the Georges River Association in May 2023. Mr. Qi is also a member of Georges River Council Multicultural Advisory Committee.
In the year 2000, the year that the Olympic Games were held in Sydney, Jun Qi came to Australia to obtain his MBA degree at UTS. Following graduation, he worked as an accountant in an international company and in 2005 he started a small family business.
Mr. Qi came into contact with Ben Wang and the Georges River Association and was moved by Mr. Wang's political views. Mr. Qi participated voluntarily in Ben's election campaign. Meanwhile, he joined the Georges River Association to use his skills to help the residents in the southeastern districts. He is involved in several community activities as a member of the Georges River Association, including the Food competition and the Clean Australian Day, and he has successfully organized a couple of charity events with Hurstville Salvation Army for the Red Shield Appeal fundraising. Mr. Qi also organized light volleyball training and competitions.
Jun Qi was elected as the vice president of the Georges River Association in January 2022, then the president of the Georges River Association between July 2022 to December 2022. His wife, Ruiqun Li, who worked in the family business, is a strong backer who fully supports John's participation in the Association and as a member of the NSW SES. His daughter works as a PhD student in Microbiological Sciences at UNSW University with a full scholarship.