Pei Jinjia

Pei Jinjia (Chinese: 裴金佳; pinyin: Péi Jīnjiā; born August 1963) is a Chinese politician and the current minister of veterans affairs, in office since June 2022.

He was a representative of the 18th and 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Early life and education

Pei was born in Anxi County, Fujian, in August 1963. In 1982, he entered Jimei Finance and Economics School (now Jimei University), majoring in finance and accounting.

Career in Fujian

After graduating in 1984, he was assigned as an official in Xiamen Finance Bureau. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1990. He served as deputy director of Kaiyuan District Finance Bureau in December 1990, and four years later promoted to the director position. In January 1994, he was appointed deputy governor of Kaiyuan District, rising to governor in January 1999. In September 2003, he was made party secretary of Siming District, his first foray into a district leadership role. He was chosen as vice mayor of Xiamen in May 2006.

He became mayor of Nanping in October 2010, and then party secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in December 2011.

He served as mayor of Xiamen from February 2015 to September 2016, and party secretary, from September 2016 to November 2018.^[1] In November 2016, he was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Fujian Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.^[2]

Career in Central Government

He was appointed deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council in November 2018, concurrently serving as secretary of its Party Committee since November 2019.^[3]

He was chosen as party branch secretary of the Ministry of Veterans Affairs in April 2022, concurrently holding the minister position.^[4] He also serves as deputy director of the Office of the Central Military Civilian Integration Development Committee [zh].

References

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13th State Council of the People's Republic of China

Li Keqiang Cabinet II (2018–2023)

Premier

Li Keqiang^PSC (Party branch secretary)

Premier Li Keqiang


1st Vice-Premier Han Zheng

Vice-Premiers

1. Han Zheng^PSC
2. Sun Chunlan♀^P
3. Hu Chunhua^P
4. Liu He^P

State Councilors

1. Wei Fenghe
2. Wang Yong
3. Wang Yi
4. Xiao Jie
5. 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

• ^P: Member of the Politburo;
• ^PSC: Member of the Politburo Standing Committee;
• †: died in office;
• ♀: Female