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The governor of the People's Bank of China is the head of the People's Bank of China and one of the country's key economic decisionmakers.

The current governor is Pan Gongsheng, who concurrently serves as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secretary of the PBC.

Process of appointment

Officially, the governor 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]

Role

The governor post is not necessarily held concurrently with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secretary of the PBC. The CCP secretary is the most powerful position in the bank and can hold more sway than the governor.[2] The current PBC governor Pan Gongsheng holds both posts.[3] The governor also chairs the PBC Monetary Policy Committee, an advisory body that typically includes the directors and deputy directors of other financial agencies, as well as a few influential academic economists.[4]

List of officeholders

No. Name Took office Left office Premier Party Secretary Ref.
1 Nan Hanchen October 1949 October 1954 Zhou Enlai Nan Hanchen
2 Cao Juru October 1954 October 1964 Cao Juru
3 Hu Lijiao October 1964 1966 Hu Lijiao
Position abolished during Cultural Revolution
4 Chen Xiyu 13 May 1973 March 1978 Zhou Enlai
Hua Guofeng
5 Li Baohua 5 March 1978 4 May 1982 Li Baohua
Zhao Ziyang
6 Lü Peijian 4 May 1982 21 March 1985 Lü Peijian
7 Chen Muhua 21 March 1985 12 April 1988 Chen Muhua
8 Li Guixian 12 April 1988 2 July 1993 Li Peng
Li Guixian
9 Zhu Rongji 2 July 1993 30 June 1995 Zhou Zhengqing
10 Dai Xianglong 30 June 1995 28 December 2002 Dai Xianglong
Zhu Rongji
11 Zhou Xiaochuan 28 December 2002 19 March 2018 Zhou Xiaochuan
Wen Jiabao [5]
Li Keqiang
12 Yi Gang 19 March 2018 25 July 2023 Guo Shuqing
Li Qiang
13 Pan Gongsheng 25 July 2023 Incumbent Pan Gongsheng

References

  1. ^ "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  2. ^ White, Edward; Leng, Cheng (2023-07-01). "Western-trained banker in line to lead China's central bank". Financial Times. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  3. ^ "Yellen's China Trip Leaves No Doubt Pan's in Charge of PBOC". Bloomberg News. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Decoding Chinese Politics". Asia Society. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. ^ Chen, Muyang (2024). The Latecomer's Rise: Policy Banks and the Globalization of China's Development Finance. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press. p. 148. ISBN 9781501775857. JSTOR 10.7591/jj.6230186.
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