Shang Fulin ( zh, s=尚福林; born November 13, 1951) is a politician of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

. He served as president of the China Securities Regulatory Commission until October 2011, when he was appointed to lead the China Banking Regulatory Commission.

Biography

Shang was born in

Jinan Jinan is the capital of the province of Shandong in East China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is one of the largest cities in Shandong in terms of population. The area of present-day Jinan has played an important role in the history of ...

Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ...

. He served in the army from 1969 to 1973, and joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

(CCP) in July 1971. From 1973 to 1978, he served in

Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...

Yingtaoyuan branch of People's Bank of China. Shang studied at Beijing Institute of Finance and Trade from 1978 to 1982, and he holds a Ph.D. in Finance from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. From 1982 to 1990, he served in the general planning section of the headquarters of People's Bank of China. In 1994, he became the president assistant of the Bank, and was promoted to vice president of the Bank in April 1996, responsible for monetary policy and liquidity. In July 1997, Shang was elected a member of monetary policy commission of the People's Bank of China. In February 2002, he was appointed as the president of Agricultural Bank of China. Since December 27, 2002, Shang has succeeded Zhou Xiaochuan and served as the president and the Party chief of China Securities Regulatory Commission. Shang was an alternate of 16th Central Committee of the CCP, and was a full member of 17th and 18th Central Committees.

References

1951 births Living people People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong Politicians from Jinan Southwestern University of Finance and Economics alumni Agricultural Bank of China people Alternates of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party {{china-politician-stub