Zhou Xiaochuan

Zhou Xiaochuan

Zhou Xiaochuan ( Chinese  周小川 , Pinyin Zhōu Xiǎochuān ; * 1948 ) is a Chinese economist and banker. From 2002 to 2018 he was the governor of the People's Bank of China . In December 2010 he was named No. 4 of the 100 Most Influential Thinkers of the Year by the American magazine Foreign Policy . In 2011, he was ranked 14th in Forbes Magazine's annual list of the world's most powerful people .

Life and education

Zhou graduated from Beijing Chemical Engineering University in 1975 . In 1985 he obtained his doctorate from Tsinghua University .

job

From 1986 to 1989, Zhou was Assistant Minister in the Chinese Ministry of Economic Affairs. From September 1991 to September 1995, Zhou was Vice President of the Bank of China . In February 1998, he accepted the office of President of China Construction Bank . In 2000 he became chairman of the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission. In December 2002, he was appointed the new governor of China's central bank , the People's Bank of China .

Web links

Commons : Zhou Xiaochuan  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Resume on the side of the Central Bank (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ The FP Top 100 Global Thinkers archive link ( Memento from February 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Foreign Policy
2. ^ List of The World's Most Powerful People [1] Forbes Magazine , accessed January 22, 2012
3. ↑ People's Bank of China's Governor: [2] , People's Bank of China, accessed January 22, 2012.
4. ^ People's Bank of China's Governor. Biographical Statement: [3] , People's Bank of China , accessed January 22, 2012.
5. ^ People's Bank of China's Governor. Biographical Statement: [4] , People's Bank of China , accessed January 22, 2012.
6. ^ People's Bank of China's Governor. Biographical Statement: [5] , People's Bank of China , accessed January 22, 2012.

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Zhou is the family name here, Xiaochun is the first name.