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Biography

Lou Jiwei, male, Han nationality, is a native of Beijing. He was born in 1950, joined the CPC in 1973, studied in the computer sciences faculty of Qinghua University in 1978, and did postgraduate work with the econometrics faculty of the Postgraduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Upon completion of his postgraduate studies at the Postgraduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Lou Jiwei worked as the deputy head of the financial and banking office group of the general office of the State Council. During the mid 1980s Lou went to work as the director of the Institute of Finance and Trade of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. In 1995 Lou became the vice-governor of Guizhou Province and shortly thereafter became the vice-minister of finance. In 1999 Lou became a member of the academic affairs committee of the State Council.

Lou Jiwei was the vice-minister of finance from 1998 to 2007. In 2007 he served briefly as deputy sectretary-general of the State Council and became an alternate member of the 17th CPC Central Committee. He is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Investment Corporation (CIC).