He Lifeng

He Lifeng (Chinese: 何立峰; pinyin: Hé Lìfēng; born February 1955) is a Chinese economist and politician who has served as vice premier of China since March 2023, responsible for economic and financial affairs. He has additionally been a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since October 2022, and served as the director of the Office of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission under CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping since October 2023. Earlier in his career, he worked in Fujian province and Tianjin. He has held a number of significant posts, including Party secretary of Fuzhou, party secretary of Xiamen, party secretary of Binhai New Area, deputy party secretary of Tianjin, Chairman of the Tianjin People's Political Consultative Conference, and, since 2014, a deputy director of the NDRC. He served as the chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) from February 2017 to March 2023.