HAIKOU, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Luo Baoming was appointed as secretary of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Saturday.

Luo, born in October 1952, was selected for the post at the first plenary meeting of the sixth CPC Hainan Provincial Committee held in Haikou.

Luo is a native of Tianjin and joined the CPC in 1971, spending a great deal of time working in his hometown. His political career in Hainan began in July 2001, when he was appointed vice secretary of Hainan's CPC Provincial Committee.