Compiled from the following sources:

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

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

XINHUA Online (China View)


Revision History:

Biography Revised: 3/22/2018
Career Data Updated: 3/22/2018

PHOTO: Yi Gang
Yi Gang 易纲
Alternate Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee; Governor, People's Bank of China
Born: 1958

Biography

Yi Gang, male, Han nationality, is a native of Beijing. He has published more than 40 articles in Chinese, and 20 academic papers in English that have appeared in economics journals such as the Journal of Econometrics, the China Economic Review, and Comparative Economic Studies. Yi is the author of ten books, and he served as a consultant for the Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, the Journal of Econometrics, China Economic Review, Comparative Economic Studies, Economic Theory, Contemporary Policy Issues, and the Journal of Asian Economics. He also serves on the editorial board of the China Economic Review and the Journal of Asian Economics. He became secretary-general of the Monetary Policy Committee of the People's Bank of China in 2002 and in 2008 he became Deputy Governor of the People's Bank of China. From 2009 to 2016 he was Director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE). In 2014 he was named Deputy Director, General Office for Central Leading Group for Finance and Economics. He is an alternate member of the 19th CPC Central Committee and in 2018 he became Governor of the People's Bank of China.

Career Data

2018— Governor, People's Bank of China
2017— Alternate Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee
2014— Deputy Director, CPC, Central Committee, Central LSG for Finance and Economy, General Office
2009—2016 Director, State Administration of Foreign Exchange
2008—2018 Vice-Governor, People's Bank of China
2002—2008 Secretary-General, People's Bank of China, Monetary Policy Department
1997—2002 Deputy Secretary-General, People's Bank of China, Monetary Policy Department
1994—1997 Professor, Beijing University Beijing Municipality
1992—1994 Assistant Professor, Indiana University USA, Indiana, Indianapolis
1987—1992 Assistant Professor, Indiana University USA, Indiana, Indianapolis
1986—1987 Visiting Assistant Professor, Indiana University USA, Indiana, Indianapolis
1982—1986 Student, University of Illinois, Economics Department USA, Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Received Doctorate)
1980—1982 Student, Hamline University USA, Minnesota, St. Paul
1978—1980 Student, Beijing University, Political Economy Department Beijing Municipality


Recent Travel & Appearances

24 Oct 20 Yi Gang says China will continue pushing forward the opening-up of the financial industry and create a market-oriented, law-based international business environment.
11 Oct 19 Travelled to USA, Washington D.C. and met with the following:
Steven Mnuchin (U.S. Treasury Secretary)
Robert Lighthizer (U.S. Trade Representative)
China and the United States achieved substantial progress in multiple areas after holding a new round of high-level economic and trade consultations
08 Oct 19 Liu He will lead a new round of the China-U.S. high-level economic and trade consultations
06 Aug 19 China regrets U.S. decision to label China currency manipulator
25 Mar 18 Yi Gang at China Development Forum in Beijing
25 Mar 18 China capable of resolving external impacts

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