Ma Kai

Vice Premier of the People's Republic of ChinaIn office
16 March 2013 – 19 March 2018PremierLi KeqiangPreceded byWang Qishan11th Secretary-General of the State CouncilIn office
March 2008 – March 2013Preceded byHua JianminSucceeded byYang Jing10th Chairman of the National Development and Reform CommissionIn office
March 2003 – March 2008PremierWen JiabaoPreceded byZeng PeiyanSucceeded byZhang Ping Personal detailsBornJune 1946 (age 77)
Jinshan, Shanghai, ChinaPolitical partyChinese Communist PartyAlma materRenmin University of China

Ma Kai
Simplified Chinese	马凯
Traditional Chinese	馬凱
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎ Kǎi

Ma Kai (Chinese: 马凯; pinyin: Mǎ Kǎi; born June 1946 in Shanghai) was one of the four Vice Premiers of China (Fourth-ranked).^[1] He was formerly a State Councilor and Secretary General of the State Council of China.

Biography

Ma Kai was born in Jinshan, Shanghai in 1946. He received his Master's degree from Renmin University of China in 1982.^[2]

His portfolio also includes putting forth Chinese policies with regard to global warming. He was a member of the 16th and the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and then a member of the 18th. He was elected to 18th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012.

In 2003 he was given responsibility for the National Development and Reform Commission, an organisation which has broad administrative and planning control over the Economy of China.^[3]

In November 2017, Ma Kai was appointed to lead the Financial Stability and Development Commission (FSDC).^[4][5][6]

Personal life

Ma Kai is also known as an accomplished poet.^[7][8]

References

External links

• Official biography of Ma Kai

Government offices
Preceded by Zeng Peiyan	Chairman of National Development and Reform Commission 2003–2008	Succeeded by Zhang Ping