Xiao Yaqing

Xiao Yaqing
肖亚庆
Speaking at the 2021 World Economic Forum
Minister of Industry and Information Technology
In office
11 August 2020 – 28 July 2022
PremierLi Keqiang
Preceded byMiao Wei
Succeeded byJin Zhuanglong
Director of the State Administration for Market Regulation
In office
17 May 2019 – 12 August 2021
PremierLi Keqiang
Preceded byZhang Mao
Succeeded byZhang Gong
Director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission
In office
1 February 2016 – 17 May 2019
PremierLi Keqiang
Preceded byZhang Yi
Succeeded byHao Peng
General Manager of the Aluminum Corporation of China Limited
In office
28 April 2004 – 17 February 2009
Preceded byGuo Shengkun
Succeeded byXiong Weiping
Personal details
BornSeptember 1959 (age 65)
Xinle County, Hebei, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1981–2022; expelled)
Alma materCentral South University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiāo Yàqìng

Xiao Yaqing (born September 1959) is a former Chinese engineer, business executive and politician who served as Minister of Industry and Information Technology from 2020 to 2022.[1] Previously he served as director of the State Administration for Market Regulation and State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.[2] He was an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party.

  1. ^ Zhou, Xin (31 July 2020). "China's ministry at the forefront of US technology rivalry gets a new chief". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  2. ^ "China will fend off new risks, challenges brought by new tech: industry minister". Reuters. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.