China Vitae : Biography of Xie Fuzhan

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Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 6/11/2008
Career Data Updated: 6/11/2008

Xie Fuzhan 谢伏瞻

Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection; Director, Research Office of the State Council

Born: 1954

Birthplace: Hubei Province, Tianmen City

Biography

Xie Fuzhan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Tianmen City, Hubei province. He was born in 1954, and obtained a master's degree from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Xie worked as a researcher for the Development Research Center of the State Council until 1999, when he became deputy director. In 2006 he became director of the National Bureau of Statistics. In 2007, he became a member of the 17th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and in 2008 he became Director of the Research Office of the State Council.

Career Data

2008—	Director, Research Office of the State Council	§
2006—2008	Director, National Bureau of Statistics
2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
1999—2006	Deputy Director, Development Research Center of the State Council
1991—1992	Visiting Scholar, Princeton University USA, New Jersey, Princeton
1986—1999	Assistant Researcher, Development Research Center of the State Council
1986—1999	Researcher, Development Research Center of the State Council
1980—1986	Reporter, People's Daily
	Graduate, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Machine Building Industry Department Hubei Province

Recent Travel & Appearances

25 Jul 10	APPEARANCE	Wen Jiabao visited Anhui Province to inspect the flood control operations along the Huaihe River.
24 Jul 10	TRAVEL	Travelled to Hubei Province, Wuhan City Wen Jiabao inspected the flood-hit area in Hankou of Wuhan.
03 Jun 10	TRAVEL	Travelled to Myanmar, Nay Pyi Taw and met with the following: • U Thein Sein (Prime Minister of Myanmar) Wen Jiabao held talks with Myanmar Prime Minister U Thein Sein.
01 Jun 10	TRAVEL	Travelled to Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Baotou City and met with the following: • Sukhbaataryn Batbold (Prime Minister of Mongolia) Wen Jiabao met with Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaataryn Batbold.
31 May 10	TRAVEL	Travelled to Japan, Tokyo and met with the following: • Yukio Hatoyama (Prime Minister of Japan) Wen Jiabao met with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.
29 May 10	TRAVEL	Travelled to Republic of Korea, Jeju City and met with the following: • Myung-bak Lee (President of South Korea) • Yukio Hatoyama (Prime Minister of Japan) Wen Jiabao, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama attended the third trilateral summit.
17 Dec 09	TRAVEL	Travelled to Denmark, Copenhagen and met with the following: • Lars Lokke Rasmussen (Prime Minister of Denmark) Wen Jiabao met with Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen.
17 Dec 09	TRAVEL	Travelled to Denmark, Copenhagen and met with the following: • Ki-moo Ban (U.N. Secretary-General) Wen Jiabao met with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moo.
17 Dec 09	TRAVEL	Travelled to Denmark, Copenhagen and met with the following: • Yukio Hatoyama (Japanese Prime Minister) • Gordon Brown (British Prime Minister) • Angela Merkel (German Chancellor) Wen Jiabao met with British, German, Japanese leaders.
08 Nov 09	TRAVEL	Travelled to Egypt, Sharm el-Sheikh and met with the following: • Hosni Mubarak (Egyptian President) Wen Jiabao attended the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).