Jiang Chaoliang (; born 1 August 1957) is a Chinese politician and investor. In the past, he has served as the governor of

Jilin Jilin (; Postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three Provinces of China, provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, R ...

province in

Northeast China Northeast China or Northeastern China () is a geographical region of China, which is often referred to as "Manchuria" or "Inner Manchuria" by surrounding countries and the West. It usually corresponds specifically to the three provinces east of ...

, and an executive at

China Development Bank The China Development Bank (CDB) () is a development bank in the People's Republic of China (PRC), led by a cabinet minister at the Governor level, under the direct jurisdiction of the State Council. As one of three policy banks in China, it ...

and the

Agricultural Bank of China Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), also known as AgBank, is one of the " Big Four" banks in China. It was founded on 10 July 1951, and has its headquarters in Dongcheng District, Beijing. It has branches throughout mainland China, Hong Kong, ...

. Jiang is also an member of the

19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 19 (nineteen) is the natural number following 18 and preceding 20. It is a prime number. Mathematics 19 is the eighth prime number, and forms a sexy prime with 13, a twin prime with 17, and a cousin prime with 23. It is the third full re ...

. In February 2020, he was dismissed as the

Communist Party Secretary A Party Committee Secretary () is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organization in a province, city, village, or other administrative unit. In most cases, it is the ''de facto'' highest political office of its area of jurisdictio ...

Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The p ...

Career

Jiang graduated with a master's degree in Economics from

Southwestern University of Finance and Economics The Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE; ) is a public research university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The university is affiliated to the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the ministry and the Sichuan Provincial Peopl ...

and is a senior economist. His first position upon graduation was as director of the

Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern provi ...

Division of the

State Administration of Foreign Exchange The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) of the People's Republic of China is an administrative agency under the State Council tasked with drafting rules and regulations governing foreign exchange market activities, and managing the ...

. He then served in the same capacity within the

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...

Division. In June 2000 he served as an assistant to the Governor of the

People's Bank of China The People's Bank of China (officially PBC or informally PBOC; ) is the central bank of the People's Republic of China, responsible for carrying out monetary policy and regulation of financial institutions in mainland China, as determined by ...

, working under Dai Xianglong. In September 2002, he entered politics, and was named the vice governor of

. In June 2004, he became a non-executive director and Chairman of the Board of the

Bank of Communications Bank of Communications Limited (BoComm) (; often abbreviated as ), is the fifth-largest bank in mainland China. Established in 1908, the Bank of Communications claims a long history in China and is one of the banks to have issued banknotes in m ...

. In September 2008 he became President and Vice Chairman of the

. In January 2012, Chairman and Chairman of Strategic Planning Committee of the

. Jiang was credited with transforming the Bank of Communications into a dual-listed company with HSBC Holdings and as acting as its strategic investor and partner. In September 2014, Jiang was appointed acting governor of

province, succeeding

Bayanqolu Bayanqolu (; born 5 October 1955) is a Chinese politician of Mongol ethnicity. He served as the Communist Party Secretary of Jilin Province from 2014 to 2020 and the Governor of Jilin from 2012 to 2014; Bayanqolu was, at the time of his appointme ...

, who had been appointed

of the province. He was confirmed as Governor by the provincial People's Congress on October 29, 2014. During his term in Jilin, the province's GDP growth figures peaked above the national average. Jiang was appointed party secretary of Hubei in October 2016. On February 12, 2020, Jiang was removed from his post as Party secretary of Hubei as a result of his handling of the

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, and was replaced by Ying Yong, mayor of

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and a close ally of

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party The general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party () is the head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since 1989, the CCP general secretary has been the paramount lead ...

Xi Jinping Xi Jinping ( ; ; ; born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus as the paramount leader of China, ...

. On March 5, 2020, Jiang has resigned as chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hubei People's Congress at the 15th session of the 13th Hubei People's Congress. On August 20, 2021, he was appointed vice chairperson of the

National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee The National People's Congress Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee () is one of nine special committees of the National People's Congress, the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. The special committee was created during th ...

. He is also an adviser to the

China Finance 40 Forum The China Finance 40 Forum or CF40 is a Chinese think tank created in 2008 which specializes on issues of economic and financial policy. In January 2021, the University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program ranked CF40 as #8 to ...

(CF40).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jiang, Chaoliang Chinese bankers Political office-holders in Hubei Living people 1957 births Governors of Jilin Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hunan People's Republic of China politicians from Hunan Politicians from Yueyang Southwestern University of Finance and Economics alumni Agricultural Bank of China people Bank of Communications people China Development Bank people Alternate members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress Delegates to the 12th National People's Congress