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He Lifeng
何立峰
He in 2023
Vice Premier of China
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 March 2023Serving with Ding Xuexiang, Zhang Guoqing, Liu Guozhong
Premier	Li Qiang
Director of the Office of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office October 2023
Leader	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Liu He
Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission
In office 24 February 2017 – 11 March 2023
Premier	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Xu Shaoshi
Succeeded by	Zheng Shanjie
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office 14 March 2018 – 10 March 2023
Chairman	Wang Yang
Personal details
Born	(1955-02-04) 4 February 1955 (age 69) Yongding, Fujian, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	See list Xiamen University Fudan University
Cabinet	Li Qiang Government
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He Lifeng (Chinese: 何立峰; pinyin: Hé Lìfēng; born February 1955) is a Chinese economist and politician who has served as vice premier of China since March 2023. He has additionally been a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party since October 2022, and served as the director of the Office of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission since October 2023.

Earlier in his career, he worked in Fujian province and Tianjin. He has held a number of significant posts, including Party secretary of Fuzhou, party secretary of Xiamen, party secretary of Binhai New Area, deputy party secretary of Tianijn, Chairman of the Tianjin People's Political Consultative Conference, and, since 2014, a deputy director of the NDRC. He served as the chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) from February 2017 to March 2023.

Early life

He was born in Yongding County, Fujian into a Hakka family whose ancestral roots are usually traced to Xingning, Guangdong. In August 1973 he went to Yongding County as a sent-down youth. In November 1976, he participated in the construction of the Shixiangtan Hydroelectric Dam. After the resumption of the National College Entrance Examination, he gained admission to the Xiamen University school of economics; he studied finance. He obtained a bachelor and a master's degree in 1982 and 1984 respectively, and a Ph.D. degree through part-time studies in 1998. After graduating he began work in Xiamen as a researcher for the special economic zone.

In July 1984, Wang Yishi, the vice governor of Fujian, came to the home of He Lifeng's mentor Deng Ziji and asked Deng to recommend a student to support the construction of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone. He Lifeng was recommended to become a cadre of the Xiamen Special Economic Zone Economic Research Institute and thus began his career in the government. In October, he began working for the Xiamen municipal government, beginning his career in politics.

Local careers

He worked in Fujian province for some 25 years. He worked successively in Xiamen, Quanzhou, Fuzhou During this time, he cultivated close ties to CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping, who also worked in Fujian at the time; he reportedly attended Xi's wedding ceremony with Peng Liyuan. In Xiamen he headed the city's finance department (at the time, Xi Jinping was vice mayor of Xiamen). In 1990 he was promoted to party head of a city district. By February 1995 he was made mayor of Quanzhou, then party secretary. He earned a doctorate in economics at around this time. In April 2000, he became Fuzhou party secretary, by December 2001, he joined the Fujian provincial Party Standing Committee. At the beginning of 2003, he attended report meeting on the construction of the Party style and clean government in Fuzhou.

In May 2005 he was named party secretary of Xiamen. He joined the CCP Central Committee in 2007. In May 2009, he was transferred to Tianjin to become deputy party secretary of the municipality, the head of the working committee of Binhai New Area, and the party secretary of Tanggu District. Shortly after taking office, he proposed the "Ten Major Battles", promoting the construction of the Binhai New Area core area, Xiangluowan and Yujiabao central business districts. In January 2013, he was named chairman of the Tianjin People's Political Consultative Conference. During his tenure in Tianjin, he oversaw infrastructure projects to boost Tianjin's economy.

National career

In June 2014 he was named deputy Party secretary of the National Development and Reform Commission and also deputy director (minister-level). Since then he has emerged as one of the chief figures in charge of advancing economic reform policies.

In February 2017 he was appointed the Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. In September 2019, he published an article at the People's Daily, saying Shenzhen faced "unprecedented new tasks", and that the "problems encountered in the modernization of our country are likely to appear in Shenzhen first". In another article in the People's Daily in October 2021, he called for reducing emissions in a safe and secure way. In October 2022, he pledged to support the digital economy during a report to the National People's Congress Standing Committee.

Vice premier

After the 20th Party National Congress, he was elected as a member of the 20th CCP Politburo. In February 2023, he visited the People's Bank of China. On 12 March 2023, he was appointed a vice premier of the State Council, and became responsible for economic and financial affairs. According to Bloomberg News, he will have all the financial regulators, including the People's Bank of China and the newly created super financial watchdog, under his purview. He will also oversee the property industry as well as the $60 trillion financial sector.

In April 2023, he attended the China International Consumer Product Expo in Haikou, Hainan, where he said the expansion of consumption was a top priority. In May 2023, he attended the opening of the National Financial Regulatory Administration. In October 2023, he was formally named as the director of the Office of the CCP Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission. He was also named as the director of the Office of the Central Financial Commission and the secretary of the Central Financial Work Commission in November.

In October 2023, at the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, He said China encouraged "companies from all countries to focus on big data, artificial intelligence, e-commerce and new energy". In November 2023, He gave a pre-recorded remark to the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in Hong Kong, praising the city's "unique advantage as an international financial center". In January 2024, He called for officials to support performance and profitability of listed in during a nationwide teleconference. In July 2024, he met with a delegation of the US-China Business Council, calling on US companies to "play a strong role" in China's economy. In an article in People's Daily in the same month, he called for promoting new productive forces through a well-coordinated government and efficient market. In October 2024, during a visit to Taiyuan, Shanxi, He called for a targeted "white list" of real estate projects to stabilize the real estate market.

Foreign relations

He has been China's top representative in China's economic relations with several developed economies, having been named the "lead person" in dialogues with the European Union, France, Germany, and the United States. He met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen when she visited China in July 2023 and April 2024. In July 2023, he visited Pakistan for talks about the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor. He visited the United States in November 2023 and met with Janet Yellen in San Francisco before the APEC summit. He also visited Russia in December 2023, where he met Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

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v t e 14th State Council of China
Li Qiang Cabinet I (2023–2028)
Premier	Li Qiang (Party branch secretary)	Premier Li Qiang 1st Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang
Vice Premiers	Ding Xuexiang He Lifeng Zhang Guoqing Liu Guozhong
State Councilors	Li Shangfu (removed from post on 24 October 2023) Wang Xiaohong Wu Zhenglong Shen Yiqin♀ Qin Gang (removed from post on 24 October 2023)
Secretary-General	Wu Zhenglong
Ministers	01 Foreign Affairs Qin Gang → Wang Yi 02 National Defense Li Shangfu → vacant → Dong Jun 03 Development & Reform Commission Zheng Shanjie 04 Education Huai Jinpeng 05 Science & Technology Wang Zhigang → Yin Hejun 06 Industry & Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong 07 Ethnic Affairs Commission Pan Yue 08 Public Security Wang Xiaohong 09 State Security Chen Yixin 10 Civil Affairs Tang Dengjie → Lu Zhiyuan 11 Justice He Rong 12 Finance Liu Kun → Lan Fo'an 13 Human Resources & Social Security Wang Xiaoping 14 Natural Resources Wang Guanghua → Guan Zhi'ou 15 Ecology & Environment Huang Runqiu 16 Housing & Urban-Rural Development Ni Hong 17 Transport Li Xiaopeng 18 Water Resources Li Guoying 19 Agriculture & Rural Affairs Tang Renjian → Han Jun 20 Commerce Wang Wentao 21 Culture & Tourism Hu Heping → Sun Yeli 22 Health Commission Ma Xiaowei → Lei Haichao 23 Veterans Affairs Pei Jinjia 24 Emergency Management Wang Xiangxi
Central Bank Governor	Yi Gang → Pan Gongsheng
Auditor-General	Hou Kai
: Member of the Politburo; : Member of the Politburo Standing Committee; ♀: Female

v t e 13th State Council of China
Li Keqiang Cabinet II (2018–2023)
Premier	Li Keqiang (Party branch secretary)	Premier Li Keqiang 1st Vice-Premier Han Zheng
Vice Premiers	Han Zheng Sun Chunlan♀ Hu Chunhua Liu He
State Councilors	Wei Fenghe Wang Yong Wang Yi Xiao Jie Zhao Kezhi
Secretary-General	Xiao Jie
Ministers	01 Foreign Affairs Wang Yi → Qin Gang 02 National Defense Wei Fenghe 03 Development & Reform Commission He Lifeng (CPPCC Vice-Chairman) 04 Education Chen Baosheng → Huai Jinpeng 05 Science & Technology Wang Zhigang 06 Industry & Information Technology Miao Wei → Xiao Yaqing → Jin Zhuanglong 07 Ethnic Affairs Commission Bagatur (CPPCC Vice-Chairman) → Chen Xiaojiang → Pan Yue 08 Public Security Zhao Kezhi → Wang Xiaohong 09 State Security Chen Wenqing → Chen Yixin 10 Civil Affairs Huang Shuxian → Li Jiheng → Tang Dengjie 11 Justice Fu Zhenghua → Tang Yijun 12 Finance Liu Kun 13 Human Resources & Social Security Zhang Jinan → Zhou Zuyi → Wang Xiaoping 14 Natural Resources Lu Hao → Wang Guanghua 15 Ecology & Environment Li Ganjie → Huang Runqiu 16 Housing & Urban-Rural Development Wang Menghui → Ni Hong 17 Transport Li Xiaopeng 18 Water Resources E Jingping → Li Guoying 19 Agriculture & Rural Affairs Han Changfu → Tang Renjian 20 Commerce Zhong Shan → Wang Wentao 21 Culture & Tourism Luo Shugang → Hu Heping 22 Health Commission Ma Xiaowei 23 Veterans Affairs Sun Shaocheng → Pei Jinjia 24 Emergency Management Wang Yupu† → vacant → Huang Ming → Wang Xiangxi
Central Bank Governor	Yi Gang
Auditor-General	Hu Zejun♀ → Hou Kai
: Member of the Politburo; : Member of the Politburo Standing Committee; †: died in office; ♀: Female

v t e 12th State Council of China
Li Keqiang Cabinet I (2013–2018)
Premier	Li Keqiang (Party branch secretary)	Premier Li Keqiang 1st Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli
Vice Premiers	Zhang Gaoli Liu Yandong♀ Wang Yang Ma Kai
State Councilors	Yang Jing (dismissed Feb 2018) Chang Wanquan Yang Jiechi Guo Shengkun Wang Yong
Secretary-General	Yang Jing (dismissed Feb 2018)
Ministers	01 Foreign Affairs Wang Yi 02 National Defense Chang Wanquan 03 Development & Reform Commission Xu Shaoshi → He Lifeng 04 Education Yuan Guiren → Chen Baosheng 05 Science & Technology Wan Gang (Zhi Gong Party Chairman; CPPCC Vice-Chairman) 06 Industry & Information Technology Miao Wei 07 Ethnic Affairs Commission Wang Zhengwei (CPPCC Vice-Chairman) → Bagatur 08 Public Security Guo Shengkun → Zhao Kezhi 09 State Security Geng Huichang → Chen Wenqing 10 Supervision Huang Shuxian → Yang Xiaodu 11 Civil Affairs Li Liguo → Huang Shuxian 12 Justice Wu Aiying♀ → Zhang Jun 13 Finance Lou Jiwei → Xiao Jie 14 Human Resources & Social Security Yin Weimin 15 Land & Resources Jiang Daming 16 Environment Protection Zhou Shengxian → Chen Jining → Li Ganjie 17 Housing & Urban-Rural Development Jiang Weixin → Chen Zhenggao → Wang Menghui 18 Transport Yang Chuantang → Li Xiaopeng 19 Water Resources Chen Lei 20 Agriculture Han Changfu 21 Commerce Gao Hucheng → Zhong Shan 22 Culture Cai Wu → Luo Shugang 23 Health & Family Planning Commission Li Bin♀
Central Bank Governor	Zhou Xiaochuan (CPPCC Vice-Chairman)
Auditor-General	Liu Jiayi → Hu Zejun♀
: Member of the Politburo; : Member of the Politburo Standing Committee; ♀: female

• Vice premiers of the People's Republic of China
• 1955 births
• Living people
• People's Republic of China politicians from Fujian
• Chinese Communist Party politicians from Fujian
• Chinese politicians of Hakka descent
• Politicians from Longyan
• Alternate members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
• Alternate members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
• Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
• Members of the 20th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
• Delegates to the 9th National People's Congress
• Members of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
• Vice Chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
• Xiamen University alumni
• Chairpersons of the CPPCC Tianjin Municipal Committee