Zeng Peiyan

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Zeng Peiyan
曾培炎
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
In office
March 2003 – March 2008
Premier Wen Jiabao
Personal details
Born (1938-12-01) December 1, 1938
Shaoxing, Chekiang, Republic of China
Nationality Chinese
Political party Communist Party of China
Alma mater Tsinghua University
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zeng.

Zeng Peiyan (Chinese: 曾培炎; pinyin: Zēng Péiyán; born December 1938, in Shaoxing, Zhejiang) is a Chinese politician. He was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China from 2002 to 2007 and was a Vice-premier from 2003 to 2008.[1]

Early life and career

Zeng Peiyan was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. He graduated from Tsinghua University in 1962. Zeng joined the CPC in 1978.[2]

Post-political life

Following his post as Vice Premier of the State Council, Zeng has been serving as Chairman of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges, a think tank with the mission of promoting international economic research and exchanges and providing consulting service.[3] In 2009, he also became a member of the International Advisory Council of the sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation.[4]

2013 Taiwan visit

In end of February 2013, Zeng, in his capacity as the Chairman of the mainland-based China Center for International Economic Exchanges visited Taiwan for five days in which he delivered a speech during a Cross-Straits Entrepreneurs’ Forum at the Grand Hotel in Taipei. His visit came at the invitation of Vincent Siew, the Chairman of the Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation. Zeng met representatives from Taiwan’s industrial and commercial circles, and will also tour around the region to get a better understanding of the latest developments to the island's economy.[5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ Xinhua: Wu Yi, Zhang Lichang, Cao Gangchuan, Zeng Peiyan not in CPC new central committee
  2. ↑ http://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Zeng_Peiyan
  3. ↑ http://preview.fi2.mofcom.gov.cn/accessory/200906/1243930413765.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.china-inv.cn/cicen/governance/management_international.html
  5. ↑ http://english.cntv.cn/program/newsupdate/20130227/104931.shtml
  6. ↑ http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90785/8149884.html
Government offices
Preceded by
Chen Jinhua		 Chairman of the State Development Planning Commission
1998 – 2003 		Succeeded by
Ma Kai
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