Xiao Jie 肖捷 |
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Minister of Finance | |
Assumed office 7 November 2016 |
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Premier | Li Keqiang |
Preceded by | Lou Jiwei |
Personal details | |
Born | June 1957 (age 59) Kaiyuan, China |
Political party | Communist Party |
Alma mater |
Chinese Academy of Sciences Renmin University of China |
Xiao Jie (Chinese: 肖捷; born June 1957) is a Chinese politician and served as the current Minister of Finance since 2016. He previously served as Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council and chief of staff of Premier Li Keqiang, and the Deputy Director of the State Council Leading Group for the Nationwide Economy Census. He had also served as the director of the State Administration of Taxation.
Born in Kaiyuan County, Liaoning Province, Xiao joined the Communist Party of China in August 1985. From March 1976 to October 1978, he worked in the Research Institute of Mechanics and the Research Institute of Mechanics and Electronics, affiliated with the Beijing mechanics bureau. From October 1978 to September 1982, he studied in the Department of Finance of Renmin University of China, majoring in finance and economics.
From September 1982 to January 1987, he was an officer of long-term planning in the general planning section of the Ministry of Finance. From January 1987 to December 1991, he was a deputy chief of long-term planning prediction in the general planning section of the Ministry of Finance. From December 1987 to April 1989, he studied in West Germany.
From December 1991 to November 1993, he was the chief of long-term planning and forecasting in the general planning department of Ministry of Finance. From October 1991 to October 1992, he was appointed as deputy director of the economic planning commission of Fuxin, Liaoning Province. From November 1993 to July 1994, he was the vice section chief of the general planning section of the Ministry of Finance.