| Fang Xin | |
| Office: | Member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Term Start: | March 2003 |
| Birth Date: | 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Beijing, China |
| Party: | Chinese Communist Party |
| Education: | Beijing University of Technology Beijing Institute of Technology (MA) Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management (Ph.D) |
Fang Xin (Chinese: c=方新|p=Fāng Xīn; born 1955) is a Chinese politician who currently serves in the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress as a member of the Chinese Communist Party. Prior to her political career she served as director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Policy & Management.
Fang Xin was born in 1955, in Beijing, China. She graduated from the Beijing University of Technology in 1980, from the Beijing Institute of Technology with a Master of Arts in 1982, and from the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management with a doctor of philosophy in 1997. From 1987 to 1988, she was a visiting scholar to George Washington University.[1] [2]
In 2002, Fang was named as "An Outstanding Woman Leader" by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[3] Fang worked as director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Policy & Management until her election to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in March 2003. Fang served as a delegate to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[4]