Hou Kai (; born April 1962) is a Chinese politician, currently serving as auditor-general of the National Audit Office. He is a member of the Standing Committee of the

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since November 2012. He is a representative of the

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and a member of the

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Early life and education

Hou was born in Shenyang, Liaoning, in April 1962. In 1980, he was accepted to

Central University of Finance and Economics Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE; ), is a national public research university located in Beijing, China. Central University of Finance and Economics is the first economics and management university which was founded by the Chin ...

, where he majored in finance.

Political career

After university in 1984, Hou was despatched to the Financial Audit Department of the National Audit Office, where he was promoted to deputy director in November 1999 and to director in February 2003. Hou joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...

(CCP) in December 1987. He was director of the General Office of the National Audit Office in February 2009, in addition to serving as deputy auditor-general in September 2010. He was appointed secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection in November 2013 and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP

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Municipal Committee, the province's top authority. Hou was transferred back to the central government in December 2016, when he was appointed deputy secretary of Working Committee of Organs Directly under the Central Government. He was a member of the

National Supervisory Commission National Supervisory Commission of the People's Republic of China is the highest anti-corruption agency of the People's Republic of China, at the same administrative ranking as Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate. Its oper ...

from March 2018 to June 2020. In June 2020, Hou was chosen as auditor-general of the National Audit Office, succeeding Hu Zejun.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hou, Kai 1962 births Living people People from Shenyang Central University of Finance and Economics alumni Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Liaoning Chinese Communist Party politicians from Liaoning Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party