Governor of the People's Bank of China
Introduction The '''governor of the People's Bank of China''' is the head of the People's Bank of China and one of the country's key economic decisionmakers.The current governor is Pan Gongsheng, who concurrently serves as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secretary of the PBC.
Process of appointment Officially, the governor is nominated by the premier of the State Council, who is then approved by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee and appointed by the president.
Role The governor post is not necessarily held concurrently with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) secretary of the PBC. The CCP secretary is the most powerful position in the bank and can hold more sway than the governor. The current PBC governor Pan Gongsheng holds both posts. The governor also chairs the PBC Monetary Policy Committee, an advisory body that typically includes the directors and deputy directors of other financial agencies, as well as a few influential academic economists.
List of officeholders No.NameTook officeLeft officePremierNotes1Nan HanchenOctober 1949October 1954Zhou Enlai2Cao JuruOctober 1954October 1964Zhou Enlai3Hu LijiaoOctober 19641966Zhou Enlai''Position abolished during Cultural Revolution''4Chen XiyuMay 1973January 1978Zhou EnlaiHua Guofeng5Li BaohuaJanuary 1978April 1982Hua GuofengZhao Ziyang6Lü PeijianApril 1982March 1985Zhao Ziyang7Chen MuhuaMarch 1985April 1988Zhao ZiyangServed concurrently as State Councilor (1982–1988)8Li GuixianApril 1988July 1993Li PengServed concurrently as State Councilor (1988–1998)9Zhu RongjiJuly 1993June 1995Li PengServed concurrently as the first-ranked Vice Premier (1993–1998)10Dai XianglongJune 1995December 2002Li PengZhu Rongji11Zhou XiaochuanDecember 2002March 2018Zhu RongjiWen JiabaoLi KeqiangServed concurrently as Vice Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee (2013–2018)12Yi GangMarch 2018July 2023Li KeqiangLi QiangServed under party branch secretary Guo Shuqing (until 2023) and Pan Gongsheng (2023)13Pan GongshengJuly 2023''Incumbent''Li Qiang
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