Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission

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Chairman of National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国国家发展和改革委员会主任
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Incumbent
Zheng Shanjie
since 12 March 2023
National Development and Reform Commission
Status Provincial and ministerial-level official
Member of Plenary Meeting of the State Council
Seat National Development and Reform Commission Building, Xicheng District, Beijing
Nominator Premier
(chosen within the Chinese Communist Party)
Appointer President
with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee
FormationNovember 1952;72 years ago (1952-11)
First holder Gao Gang
DeputyVice Chairperson

The chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China is the head of the National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is third in order of precedence. The chairman is responsible for leading the commission, presiding over its meetings, and signing important documents related to the commission. Officially, the chairman is nominated by the premier of the State Council, who is then approved by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee and appointed by the president. [1]

The current director is Zheng Shanjie, who concurrently serves as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the commission.

List of directors

No.PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeRef.
Chairman of the State Planning Commission of the Central People's Government
1 GaoGang.jpg Gao Gang November 1952February 1954
Chairperson of the State Planning Commission
2 Li Fuchun.jpg Li Fuchun September 1954June 1970
3 Yu Qiuli.jpg Yu Qiuli January 1975August 1980
4 Yao Yilin and his mother (cropped).jpg Yao Yilin August 1980June 1983
5 1949Nian 5Yue ,Xin Hua She Mi Shu Chang Xu Jian Sheng (You Er )Fu Fu Yu Song Ping (You Yi ), Zhang Xue Si (You Si )Zai Bei Ping Si Fa Bu Jie Xin Hua She Jiu Zhi He Ying  (cropped).jpg Song Ping June 1983June 1987
6 Yao Yilin and his mother (cropped).jpg Yao Yilin June 1987December 1989
7 Zou Jiahua December 1989March 1993
8 Chen Jinhua March 1993March 1998 [2]
Chairperson of the State Development Planning Commission
9 Zeng Peiyan.jpg Zeng Peiyan March 1998March 2003 [3]
Chairperson of the National Development and Reform Commission
10 Ma Kai in 2008.jpg Ma Kai March 2003March 2008 [4]
11 Zhang Ping.jpg Zhang Ping 8 March 200816 March 2013
12 Xu Shaoshi.jpg Xu Shaoshi 16 March 201324 February 2017 [5]
13 He Lifeng (cropped) (2023).jpg He Lifeng 24 February 201712 March 2023 [6]
14 Zheng Shanjie 202401.jpg Zheng Shanjie 12 March 2023Incumbent [7]

References

  1. "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress . Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  2. "陈锦华简历". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. "China Vitae : Biography of Zeng Peiyan".
  4. Ma Kai, ChinaVitae, published 2003, accessed 2007-06-14
  5. NPC endorses new cabinet lineup
  6. Yao, Kevin (30 October 2022). "He Lifeng: China's expected new economic tsar has big shoes to fill". Reuters . Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  7. 杨洋. "Zheng Shanjie nominated to head country's top economic regulator". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-04-14.