Guo Ningning (Chinese: 郭宁宁; born July 1970) is a Chinese politician and banker currently serving as vice-governor of southeast China's Fujian province.[1] Guo has been tipped as a rising star in the "7th Generation" of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[2]
Guo Ningning | |||||||
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郭宁宁 | |||||||
| Vice-Governor of Fujian | |||||||
| Assumed office 23 November 2018 | |||||||
| Governor | Tang Dengjie Wang Ning Zhao Long | ||||||
| Vice-President of the Agricultural Bank of China | |||||||
| In office June 2016 – October 2018 | |||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | July 1970 (age 53) Shenyang, Liaoning, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 郭寧寧 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郭宁宁 | ||||||
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Biography edit
Guo was born in July 1970 in Shenyang, Liaoning,[3][4] and graduated from the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management.
After university, she served in several posts in the Bank of China before serving as vice-president of the Agricultural Bank of China in June 2016. She is the first female vice-president of the Agricultural Bank of China since it was established in 1951.[citation needed]
In October 2018, she was transferred to Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian province, where she became a member of the CCP's Fujian Provincial Committee.[5] On 23 November 2018, Guo was appointed vice-governor of Fujian at the Seventh Meeting of the 13th Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Fujian. She became the youngest female provincial and ministerial level official in Chinese mainland.[6][7]
In 2020, Guo participated in an online campaign to promote Fujian's seafood and ate an eel on a livestream that got more than one million views.[8]
Recognition edit
In 2021, she was included in the Time 100 Next list.[8]
References edit
- ^ 快讯！郭宁宁任福建省副省长 [People's Congress of Fujian appoints new vice-governor]. qq.com (in Chinese). 23 November 2018.
- ^ Chia, Krystal (18 September 2022). "Xi's Heir Is Likely Among China's Rising 'Luckiest Generation'". BNN Bloomberg. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ 地方领导资料库 福建省委常委、副省长郭宁宁. People's Daily (in Chinese). 30 November 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (23 November 2018). 郭宁宁(女)任福建省副省长(图简历). Economic Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ 农业银行女副行长郭宁宁出席福建省政府党组会议. sina (in Chinese). 19 October 2018.
- ^ 郭宁宁(女)任福建省副省长(图简历) [Guo Ningning (female) appointed vice-governor of Fujian]. People's Daily (in Chinese). 23 November 2018.
- ^ Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (21 November 2021). 出身金融系统 福建“70后”女常委郭宁宁任省政府党组副书记. Caixin (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ a b "2021 Time100 Next: Guo Ningning". Time. Retrieved 28 March 2021.