Chen Yuan, male, is of Han nationality. He was born in 1945, graduated from Tsinghua University, and received a Master's Degree from the Postgraduate Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Chen has been a long term student of international finance. He has served as director of the department of business and trade of the People's Bank of China, as well as deputy governor. Chen Yuan has also been an advisor to the Institute for International Economics for International Economics in the U.S.A.
He was an alternate member of the 16th CPC Central Committee and is currently an alternate member of the 17th CPC Central Committee.