Jin Renqing Explained

Jin Renqing
Native Name Lang:zh
Office:Deputy Director of the Development Research Center of the State Council
Premier:Wen Jiabao
Term Start:30 August 2007
Term End:23 November 2009
1Blankname:Director
1Namedata:Zhang Yutai
Office1:Minister of Finance
Premier1:Wen Jiabao
Term Start1:17 March 2003
Term End1:30 August 2007
Predecessor1:Xiang Huaicheng
Successor1:Xie Xuren
Office2:Director of the State Taxation Administration
Premier2:Zhu Rongji
Term Start2:1 April 1998
Term End2:6 May 2003
Predecessor2:Liu Zhongli
Successor2:Xie Xuren
Birth Date:1944 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Suzhou, China
Death Place:Haidian District, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Central University of Finance and Economics
Signature:Jin Renqing Signature.png
Module:
Child:yes
Order:st
P:Jīn Rénqìng
W:Chin Jen-ch'ing

Jin Renqing (; 29 July 1944 – 28 August 2021) was a Chinese politician, member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, serving as deputy chief of the Development Research Center of the State Council.[1] He also served as finance minister from 2003 to 2007.

Biography

Jin was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, on 29 July 1944. Jin served in such positions as commissioner of the State Administration of Taxation, vice governor of Yunnan, deputy secretary general of the State Council, and executive vice mayor of Beijing. He served as Finance Minister, from 2003 until his resignation at age 63 in August 2007. During his tenure, China enjoyed economic growth and an increase in foreign currency reserves, while also experiencing an increase in its trade deficit to the US. Jin was succeeded by tax administrator Xie Xuren. On 28 August 2021, he died of fire burns in Haidian District, Beijing, aged 77.[2]

Sex scandal

At the time of Jin's resignation the Hong Kong media have speculated a sex scandal. On 8 September 2007, Ming Pao reported that, Jin was in detention assisting security officials with their enquiries. In June 2011, WikiLeaks released a leaked US State Department cable dated 20 September 2007 which claims that Jin was sacked for his role in a sex scandal with a female intelligence operative from Taiwan. The cable claims that the alleged spy had affairs with several Chinese officials including former agricultural minister Du Qinglin, former party secretary of Qingdao Du Shicheng and the China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) chairman Chen Tonghai.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CNN.com, China's finance minister resigns. 29 August 2021.
  2. Web site: 28 August 2021 . zh:财政部原部长金人庆因家中失火去世,77岁 . http://economy.caixin.com/2021-08-28/101763172.html . 28 August 2021 . . zh.