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

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).
08 Nov 09	TRAVEL	Travelled to Egypt and met with the following: • Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwean President) • Omer al- Bashir (Sudanese President) • Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Liberian President) • Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi (Comoran President) • Adolphe Muzito (Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo) Wen Jiabao met with several African leaders.
07 Nov 09	TRAVEL	Travelled to Egypt, Cairo and met with the following: • Hosni Mubarak (Egyptian President) Wen Jiabao met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
07 Nov 09	TRAVEL	Travelled to Egypt, Cairo Wen Jiabao delivered a speech at the headquarters of the Arab League.
24 Oct 09	TRAVEL	Travelled to Thailand, Hua Hin Wen Jiabao attended the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-China Summit.
24 Oct 09	TRAVEL	Travelled to Thailand, Hua Hin and met with the following: • Manmohan Singh (Prime Minister of India) Wen Jiabao met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
24 Oct 09	TRAVEL	Travelled to Thailand, Hua Hin and met with the following: • Kevin Rudd (Prime Minister of Australia) Wen Jiabao met with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.