Liu He (; born 25 January 1952) is a Chinese

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...

and politician, a former member of the

Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, formally known as the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and known as the Central Bureau before 1927, is the decision-making body of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). ...

and one of the

Vice Premiers of the People's Republic of China The vice premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China () are high-ranking officials under the premier and above the state councillors and ministers. Generally, the title is held by multiple individuals at any given time, wi ...

. Liu is also the director of the Office serving the

Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission The Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission () is a commission of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in charge of leading and supervising economic work of both the CCP Central Committee and the State Council. The Com ...

of the

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(CCP); the latter headed by

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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, ...

. He was named vice-premier on 19 March 2018 and is heading the Financial Stability and Development Committee.

Education

Liu attended Beijing 101 Middle School for middle and high school. He received a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Economics and Management from

Renmin University of China The Renmin University of China (RUC; ) is a national key public research university in Beijing, China. The university is affiliated to the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. RUC ...

in 1983 and a Master of Science in Industrial Economics in 1986. He was a visiting scholar at

Seton Hall University Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesa ...

School of Business from 1992 to 1993. He received a

Master of Public Administration The Master of Public Administration (M.P.Adm., M.P.A., or MPA) is a specialized higher professional post graduate degree in public administration, similar/ equivalent to the Master of Business Administration but with an emphasis on the issues of ...

from

Harvard Kennedy School The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), officially the John F. Kennedy School of Government, is the school of public policy and government of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school offers master's degrees in public policy, publi ...

in 1995.

Career

He has published widely on macroeconomics, Chinese industrial and economic development policy, new economic theory and the

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. He worked successively for the National Planning Commission, the State Information Center, and the Development Research Center of the State Council. Beginning in 2013, Liu began advising General Secretary Xi Jinping on a series of economic initiatives and was believed to be one of the primary architects of Chinese economic policy at the time. He was also a member of the CCP 18th Central Committee. Liu gave a keynote address to the 2018

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in Davos. At the CCP 19th National Congress in October 2017, Liu was promoted to the CCP Politburo. In March 2018, Liu He was appointed as a

Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China The vice premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China () are high-ranking officials under the premier and above the state councillors and ministers. Generally, the title is held by multiple individuals at any given time, wi ...

. In May 2018, Liu He was also appointed top trade negotiator for the

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. In early October 2019, Liu He negotiated with his US counterparts on a preliminary trade deal. He is the head of the Financial Stability and Development Committee, and has been one of the key officials in the crackdown on

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Politics

He has been described as "one of the technocrats that Xi Jinping trusts a great deal".

Family

He is the father of Liu Tianran, chair of Tianyi Ziteng Asset Management (alternatively known as Skycus Capital).

References

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