Guo Ningning (Chinese: 郭宁宁; born July 1970) is a Chinese politician and banker currently serving as communist party secretary of Fuzhou and previously 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 | |||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Fuzhou | |||||||
| Assumed office 6 May 2024 | |||||||
| Deputy | Wu Xiande (mayor) | ||||||
| Preceded by | Lin Baojin | ||||||
| Executive Vice-Governor of Fujian | |||||||
| In office October 2021 – May 2024 | |||||||
| Governor | Tang Dengjie Wang Ning Zhao Long | ||||||
| Preceded by | Zheng Xincong | ||||||
| Vice-President of the Agricultural Bank of China | |||||||
| In office June 2016 – October 2018 | |||||||
| President | Zhao Huan | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | July 1970 (age 54) 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
editGuo 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.[5]
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.[6] 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-ranked level official in Chinese mainland.[7][8]
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.[9]
In October 2021, Guo was elevated to executive vice-governor of Fujian and was admitted to member of the CCP Fujian Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.[10] On 6 May 2024, she succeeded Lin Baojin as party secretary of Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province.[10]
Recognition
editIn 2021, she was included in the Time 100 Next list.[9]
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. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. 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.
- ^ Wang Shu (王姝) (23 November 2018). 郭宁宁任福建副省长，成全国最年轻女性省部级领导. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
2016年4月，郭宁宁出任中国农业银行副行长，成为农业银行成立以来的首位女性副行长，直到此番履新。
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 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.
- ^ a b Liu Yunshi (林韵诗) (6 May 2024). “有福之州”迎来“70后”女书记. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 May 2024.