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Jiang Chaoliang

Jiang Chaoliang

Chinese politician and investor

Jiang Chaoliang (simplified Chinese: 蒋超良; traditional Chinese: 蔣超良; pinyin: Jiǎng Chāoliáng; born 1 August 1957) is a Chinese politician and investor. In the past, he has served as the governor of Jilin province in Northeast China, and an executive at China Development Bank and the Agricultural Bank of China. Jiang is also an member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. In February 2020, he was dismissed as the Communist Party Secretary of Hubei.

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Jiang.

Career

Jiang graduated with a master's degree in economics from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and is a senior economist.[1] His first position upon graduation was as director of the Shenzhen Division of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. He then served in the same capacity within the Guangdong Division. In June 2000 he served as an assistant to the Governor of the People's Bank of China, working under Dai Xianglong.

In September 2002, he entered politics, and was named the vice governor of Hubei. In June 2004, he became a non-executive director and chairman of the Board of the Bank of Communications. In September 2008 he became president and Vice Chairman of the China Development Bank. In January 2012, chairman and Chairman of Strategic Planning Committee of the Agricultural Bank of China.[2]

Jiang was credited with transforming the Bank of Communications into a dual-listed company with HSBC Holdings and as acting as its strategic investor and partner.[3]

In September 2014, Jiang was appointed acting governor of Jilin province, succeeding Bayanqolu, who had been appointed Communist Party Secretary of the province.[4] He was confirmed as Governor by the provincial People's Congress on October 29, 2014.[5] During his term in Jilin, the province's GDP growth figures peaked above the national average. Jiang was appointed party secretary of Hubei in October 2016.[6] On February 12, 2020, Jiang was removed from his post as Party secretary of Hubei as a result of his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, and was replaced by Ying Yong, mayor of Shanghai and a close ally of General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping.[7]

On March 5, 2020, Jiang has resigned as chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hubei People's Congress at the 15th session of the 13th Hubei People's Congress.[8]

On August 20, 2021, he was appointed vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.[9]

He is also an adviser to the China Finance 40 Forum (CF40).[10]

References

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    Jiang Chaoliang
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    Jiang Chaoliang Profile. businessweek.com
  3. [3]
    AgBank says appoints Jiang Chaoliang as chairman. reuters.com. 16 January 2012.
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    "Jiang Chaoliang appointed Jilin acting governor". Xinhua. 2014-09-05. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014.
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    蒋超良当选吉林省省长(图/简历). Xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2014-12-14. Retrieved 2014-12-14.
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    "Jiang Chaoliang appointed Hubei party chief". Xinhuanet.com. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on October 30, 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. [7]
    William Zheng (13 February 2020). "Coronavirus: Beijing's purge over virus takes down top Communist Party officials in Hubei". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
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    Li Qi (李琪), ed. (5 March 2020). 蒋超良辞去湖北省人大常委会主任职务. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  9. [9]
    Zhang Di (张迪) (20 August 2021). 蒋超良新职明确. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  10. [10]
    "Organizational Structure". CF40.
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