Xia Deren

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xia.
Xia Deren at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 2007

Xia Deren (Chinese: 夏德仁; born June 1955) is a Chinese politician. He has, since 2013, served as the Chairman of the People's Political Consultative Conference of Liaoning Province. Previously, Xia has also served as the Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Liaoning province, and the Party Secretary of Dalian.

Biography

Xia Deren was born in June 1955 in Dalian, Liaoning, with ancestral roots in Rongcheng, Shandong. A member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) since July 1985. Started work in July 1982. Majored in Money and Banking, Department of Finance, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics and graduated with Master’s and Doctorate Degrees in Economics. He was a professor and doctoral advisor of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics.

July 1974 - March 1978 Participant of Educated Urban Youths Working in the Countryside Program in Zhenjiao Commune of Fu County, Liaoning Province.

March 1978 - January 1982 Bachelor's degree education, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (originally the Liaoning Institute of Finance and Economics), majored in Finance.

January 1982 - July 1984 Teaching assistant, Department of Finance, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics

July 1984 - July 1987 Acquired the master's degree in Economics, specialized in Finance.

July 1987 - March 1990 Acquired the Doctorate Degree in Economics, specialized in Money and Banking.

January 1989 - January 1990 Research fellow in Development Research Center of the State Council

March 1990 - May 1992 Deputy Dean, Department of Finance, and Associate Professor (received exceptional promotion) of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics.

May 1992 - May 1994 President Assistant, and Professor (received exceptional promotion) of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics. Honored Doctoral Tutor in December 1993.

May 1994 - September 1996 Vice President (of supervision; appointed successor to LI Kejian, former President of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics), and Deputy Party Secretary, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics.

September 1996 - January 1998 President and Deputy Party Secretary, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics.

January 1998 - November 2000 Vice Mayor and Member of Party Leadership Group, Dalian

November 2000 - May 2001 Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Dalian, Executive Vice Mayor of Dalian and Deputy Party Secretary of Dalian Municipal Government Party Leadership Group.

May 2001 - October 2001 Vice Governor of Liaoning Province and Member of Liaoning Provincial Government Party Leadership Group.

October 2001 – December 2002 Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Liaoning Province, Vice Governor of Liaoning Province and Member of Liaoning Provincial Government Party Leadership Group.

December 2002 – January 2003 Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Liaoning Province, Vice Governor of Liaoning Province and Deputy Party Secretary of CPC Dalian.

January 2003 – October 2006 Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Liaoning Province, and Deputy Party Secretary of CPC Dalian, Mayor of Dalian, Party Secretary of Dalian Municipal Government Party Leadership Group.

October 2006 – May 2009 Member of CPC Liaoning Province, and Deputy Party Secretary of CPC Dalian, Mayor of Dalian, Party Secretary of Dalian Municipal Government Party Leadership Group.

May 2009 – June 2011 Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Liaoning Province, and Party Secretary of CPC Dalian

Member of the 9th and the 10th CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee; member of the Standing Committee of the 9th and the 10th CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee; Deputy to the 10th and 11th National People’s Congress.

Roles in Academic Associations

Executive Director of China Society for Finance and Banking; member of Major Appraisal Panel, Academic Degree Committee of the State Council; member of Finance Major Textbook Affairs Association.

Honors

- Honoree for National Honorable University Graduate granted by Ministry of Education

- Recipient of Outstanding Young Teacher Award given by HUO Yingdong Education Fund in 1991

- Received the State Excellent Teacher Award in 1993

- Grantee of the State Council Special Allowance

Previously-held Posts

Member of the Advisory Board of CPC Liaoning Committee and Liaoning Provincial Government; Vice Chairman of Liaoning Province Young Researchers Association; member of All-China Youth Federation, Vice Chairman of Liaoning Province Youth Federation, and Vice Chairman of Dalian Municipal Youth Federation; Chairman of Dalian Society of Urban Economics; Chairman of Dalian Economic Research Institute for Middle-aged and Young Researchers.

Published over 120 pieces of academic dissertations, and 6 academic works and textbooks.

Major Academic Works

- Economic Development and Money Supply (published by China Financial Publishing House in 1992)

- Money and Banking (a textbook used by the People’s Bank of China for the Ninth Five-Year Plan; published by China Financial Publishing House)

- Finance Review (Published by Dongbei University of Finance and Economics Press in March 1998)

Honorable Mentions

Rowan Callick, in the book, The Party Forever, inside China's Modern Communist Elite,Chapter 9 : Doing Business, interviews Xia Deren about business development in Dalian, China

Thomas L. Friedman, in the book, The World is Flat, chapter 1: While I was sleeping, section: The monitor is burning, interviews Xia Deren about education, Japanese corporations, and software development in Dalian, China.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Friedman, Thomas (2006). The World is Flat. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. pp. 34 to 36. ISBN 978-0-374-29279-9.
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