Zhou Xiaochuan

Zhou Xiaochuan
周小川
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
11 March 2013 – 14 March 2018
ChairmanYu Zhengsheng
Governor of the People's Bank of China
In office
28 December 2002 – 19 March 2018
PremierZhu Rongji
Wen Jiabao
Li Keqiang
Preceded byDai Xianglong
Succeeded byYi Gang
Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission
In office
24 February 2000 – 26 December 2002
PremierZhu Rongji
Preceded byZhou Zhengqing
Succeeded byShang Fulin
Personal details
Born (1948-01-29) 29 January 1948 (age 76)
Yixing, Jiangsu, Republic of China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Parent
RelativesZhou Yunfan (nephew)
Alma materBeijing University of Chemical Technology
Tsinghua University
OccupationBanker
Economist
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Zhou Xiaochuan (Chinese: 周小川; pinyin: Zhōu Xiǎochuān; born 29 January 1948) is a Chinese economist. Zhou served as the governor of the People's Bank of China from 2002 to 2018.

Zhou previously served as vice governor of the People's Bank of China, director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, governor of China Construction Bank, and chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. He retired in 2018.