Liu He (; born 25 January 1952) is a Chinese
economist
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The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...
and politician, a former member of the
Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
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and one of the
Vice Premiers of the People's Republic of China
The vice premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China () are high-ranking officials under the premier and above the state councillors and ministers. Generally, the title is held by multiple individuals at any given time, wit ...
. Liu is also the director of the Office serving the
Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission
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of the
Chinese Communist Party
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(CCP); the latter headed by
CCP General Secretary
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Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping ( ; ; ; born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus as the paramount leader of China, s ...
.
He was named vice-premier on 19 March 2018 and is heading the
Financial Stability and Development Committee
The Financial Stability and Development Committee (FSDC, ) is a Chinese financial regulatory body under the State Council.
History
In August 2013, China indicated that it would create a new government body to coordinate financial regulation. Th ...
.
Education
Liu attended
Beijing 101 Middle School
Beijing 101 Middle School () is a public coeducational secondary school in Haidian, Beijing. It offers programs from grades 7 to 12.
It is one of the beacon high schools accredited by Beijing Municipal Government. It has two affiliated schools.
...
for middle and high school. He received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Economics and Management from
Renmin University of China
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RUC ...
in 1983 and a Master of Science in Industrial Economics in 1986. He was a visiting scholar at
Seton Hall University
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School of Business from 1992 to 1993. He received a
Master of Public Administration
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from
Harvard Kennedy School
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in 1995.
Career
He has published widely on macroeconomics, Chinese industrial and economic development policy, new economic theory and the
information industry
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.
He worked successively for the
National Planning Commission, the
State Information Center, and the
Development Research Center of the
State Council State Council may refer to:
Government
* State Council of the Republic of Korea, the national cabinet of South Korea, headed by the President
* State Council of the People's Republic of China, the national cabinet and chief administrative auth ...
.
[
Beginning in 2013, Liu began advising General Secretary Xi Jinping on a series of economic initiatives and was believed to be one of the primary architects of Chinese economic policy at the time. He was also a member of the CCP 18th Central Committee.][ Liu gave a keynote address to the 2018 ]World Economic Forum
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in Davos.
At the CCP 19th National Congress in October 2017, Liu was promoted to the CCP Politburo
The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, formally known as the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and known as the Central Bureau before 1927, is the decision-making body of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). ...
. In March 2018, Liu He was appointed as a Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
The vice premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China () are high-ranking officials under the premier and above the state councillors and ministers. Generally, the title is held by multiple individuals at any given time, with ...
. In May 2018, Liu He was also appointed top trade negotiator for the China–United States trade war
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. In early October 2019, Liu He negotiated with his US counterparts on a preliminary trade deal.
He is the head of the Financial Stability and Development Committee, and has been one of the key officials in the crackdown on Ant Group
Ant Group ()'','' formerly known as Ant Financial, is an affiliate company of the Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group. The group owns the world's largest mobile (digital) payment platform Alipay, which serves over 1.3 billion users and 80 million ...
.
Politics
He has been described as "one of the technocrats that Xi Jinping trusts a great deal".
Family
He is the father of Liu Tianran, chair of Tianyi Ziteng Asset Management (alternatively known as Skycus Capital).
References
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Living people
Harvard Kennedy School alumni
1952 births
Vice Premiers of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China politicians from Beijing
Renmin University of China alumni
People's Republic of China economists
Members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Members of the 19th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress
Seton Hall University alumni
Economists from Beijing
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Beijing