Hu Xiaolian
Hu Xiaolian (Chinese: 胡晓炼; born May 1958) is a Chinese economist and the Deputy Governor of the People's Bank of China since July 2009 and the former director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange in China. She was ranked 23rd on The Wall Street Journal's "The 50 Women to Watch 2007" list.[1] She was ranked fourth on The Wall Street Journal's "The 50 Women to Watch 2008" list and was referred to as "one of the most powerful people in the world".[2]
Hu Xiaolian | |
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Born | May 1958 (age 65) |
Political party | Communist Party of China |
Hu was elected an alternate member of the CCP Central Committee at the November 2012 18th National Party Congress.[3]
Biography
Born in Hubei in 1958, Hu graduated from the Graduate School of the People's Bank of China with an MA in economics in 1984.[4] Hu served as Director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange from 2007–2009. In 2009, she was appointed Deputy Governor of the People's Bank of China.[5]
She is also an adviser to the China Finance 40 Forum (CF40).[6]
In February 2015, Hu was elected as the Chairwoman and Party Secretary of the Exim Bank of China.[7]
References
- "The 50 Women to Watch 2007". The Wall Street Journal.
- "The 50 Women to Watch 2008" The Wall Street Journal
- List of alternate members of 18th CPC Central Committee
- "Hu Xiaolian". US-China Business Council. Archived from the original on 27 November 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
- "Management Team - Hu Xiaolian" People's Bank of China. Retrieved 13 May 2011
- "Organizational Structure". CF40.
- "央行副行长胡晓炼出任进出口银行董事长 (图)". news.163.com (web.archive). Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2021.