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Liu Mingkang, male, Han nationality, is a native of Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. He was born in 1946, graduated from the University of London with an MBA in 1987, and joined the CPC in 1988.

Liu Mingkang, a senior economist, has spent over twenty years working in the banking industry, with the Bank of China, the State Development Bank, and the People's Bank of China. In addition to his work in the banking sector, Liu has served in government as the vice-governor of Fujian Province and as a member of the Macao SAR Preparatory Committee.

Liu has been governor and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of China since 2000. He was an Alternate Member of the 16th CPC Central Committee.

Recent Career Data

2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2005—	Secretary, China Banking Regulatory Commission CPC, Party Committee
2003—	Chairman, China Banking Regulatory Commission
2003—2005	Deputy Secretary, China Banking Regulatory Commission CPC, Party Committee
2002—2007	Alternate Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2001	Graduate, City University London United Kingdom, London (Received Honorary Doctorate)
2000—	Member, People's Bank of China, Monetary Policy Department
2000—2002	Governor, Bank of China, Monetary Policy Department
2000—2003	President, Bank of China
2000—2003	Secretary, Bank of China CPC, Party Committee

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