Kang Yi (born 1966)
Kang Yi | |||||||
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康义 | |||||||
| Director of the National Bureau of Statistics | |||||||
| Assumed office 3 March 2022 | |||||||
| Premier | Li Keqiang Li Qiang | ||||||
| Preceded by | Ning Jizhe | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | August 1966 (age 58) Shuangfeng County, Hunan, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 康义 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 康義 | ||||||
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Kang Yi (Chinese: 康义; born August 1966) is a Chinese banker and politician and the current director of the National Bureau of Statistics, in office since March 2022.[1]
Biography
[edit]Kang was born in Shuangfeng County, Hunan, in August 1966 and graduated from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1986.
Beginning in 1988, he served in several posts in China Construction Bank, including vice president of Hubei Branch, president of Gansu Branch, and president of Fujian Branch. In November 2016, he as promoted to become vice president of the Agricultural Bank of China, a position he held until 2018.
In January 2018, he was appointed vice mayor of Tianjin,[2] he remained in that position until March 2022, when he was transferred to Beijing and appointed director of the National Bureau of Statistics.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Zhang Yu (张玉) (3 March 2022). 天津副市长康义进京履新. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (20 January 2018). 康义、金湘军任天津市副市长. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (3 March 2022). 康义已任国家统计局党组书记、局长，宁吉喆不再担任. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 March 2022.