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Xie Xuren

Xie Xuren
谢旭人
Minister of Finance
In office
30 August 2007 – 16 March 2013
Premier Wen Jiabao
Preceded by Jin Renqing
Succeeded by Lou Jiwei
Personal details
Born October 1947 (age 69)
Ningbo, China
Political party Communist Party of China
Alma mater Zhejiang University
Xie Xuren
Traditional Chinese 謝旭人
Simplified Chinese 谢旭人

Xie Xuren (Chinese: 谢旭人; born October 1947) is a Chinese politician, serving since 2013 as the Chair of the National Council for Social Security Fund. Previously he served as Minister of Finance of People's Republic of China, and Director-General of the State Administration of Taxation. He was also a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Xie was born in 1947 in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. Xie first worked for Ningbo Zhenhai Machinery Factory. At beginning, Xie was in charge of the factory's general facilities, but later he was promoted to its vice-president. Xie joined the Communist Party of China in 1980.

From September 1981 to January 1984, Xie studied at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou and majored in industrial finance management. Soon after graduation, Xie joined local government of Yuyao, a county (surrent a city) of Ningbo, and he was the subprefect of Yuyao. Later Xie was transferred to Yin County, a county (now a core district) of Ningbo, and became the head of the county. In September 1985, Xie was promoted to the provincial government of Zhejiang Province in Hangzhou. He was the Director of Zhejiang Provincial Economic Information Center.

Xie was also a senior economist in the government. In May 1990, Xie was promoted to the Ministry of Finance of China's central government in Beijing. In 1998, he became the President of the Agricultural Development Bank of China. In 2002, he was selected as an alternate member of the 16th CPC Central Committee, until 2007. From 2003-2007, he was the Director-General and Secretary-General of the State Administration of Taxation of P.R.China. In 2007, he was pointed to be the Minister of Finance of P.R.China. And then became a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee.


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