Xiao Yaqing

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Xiao Yaqing
肖亚庆
Minister of Industry and Information Technology
Assumed office
11 August 2020
PremierLi Keqiang
Preceded byMiao Wei
Director of the State Administration for Market Regulation
In office
17 May 2019 – 12 August 2021
PremierLi Keqiang
Preceded byZhang Mao
Succeeded byZhang Gong
Director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission
In office
1 February 2016 – 17 May 2019
PremierLi Keqiang
Preceded byZhang Yi
Succeeded byHao Peng
General Manager of the Aluminum Corporation of China Limited
In office
28 April 2004 – 17 February 2009
Preceded byGuo Shengkun
Succeeded byXiong Weiping
Personal details
BornSeptember 1959 (age 62)
Xinle County, Hebei, China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materCentral South University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

Xiao Yaqing (born September 1959) is a Chinese engineer, business executive and politician, currently serving as Minister of Industry and Information Technology.[1] Previously he served as director of the State Administration for Market Regulation and State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.[2] He was an alternate members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party.

Early life and education[]

Xiao was born in Xinle County, Hebei, in September 1959. He entered Central-South Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (now Central South University) in 1978, majoring in non ferrous metal pressure machining at the Metallic Materials Department, where he graduated in 1982.

Executive career[]

Beginning in August 1982, he served in several posts at the Northeast Lightalloy Fabrication Plant (东北轻合金加工厂) in Harbin, including engineer, deputy chief engineer, chief engineer, and general manager.

In June 1999, he was transferred to Southwestern Aluminium Fabrication Plant (西南铝加工厂) in Chongqing, where he eventually promoted to December 2000. Under his management, the company turned losses into profits and ranked among China's top 500 enterprise groups.

In October 2003, he became deputy general manager of Aluminum Corporation of China Limited, rising to general manager the next year.

Political career[]

In February 2009, he was appointed deputy secretary-general of the State Council,[3] after this office was terminated in January 2016, he became director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, serving until May 2019, when he was named director of the State Administration for Market Regulation.[4][5] In July 2020, he was appointed party branch secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, concurrently holding the minister position since August 2021.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Zhou, Xin (31 July 2020). "China's ministry at the forefront of US technology rivalry gets a new chief". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. ^ "China will fend off new risks, challenges brought by new tech: industry minister". Reuters. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  3. ^ 中铝总经理肖亚庆出任国务院副秘书长. sina (in Chinese). 18 February 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  4. ^ Zhong, Nan (22 May 2019). "New head of market regulator appointed". China Daily. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  5. ^ Liu Guangbo (刘光博), ed. (18 May 2019). 肖亚庆出任国家市场监管总局局长(图/简历). sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  6. ^ Zhao Wenhan (赵文涵) (11 August 2021). 全国人大常委会决定任命工业和信息化部部长、文化和旅游部部长. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
Business positions
Preceded by General Manager of the Aluminum Corporation of China Limited
2004–2009
Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission
2016–2019
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Zhang Mao
Director of the State Administration for Market Regulation
2019–2021
Succeeded by
Zhang Gong
Preceded by Minister of Industry and Information Technology
2020–present
Incumbent
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