Jin Renqing

In this Chinese name, the family name is Jin.
Jin Renqing
金人庆
Jin in 2006
Deputy Director of the Development Research Center of the State Council
In office
30 August 2007 – 23 November 2009
PremierWen Jiabao
DirectorZhang Yutai
Minister of Finance
In office
17 March 2003 – 30 August 2007
PremierWen Jiabao
Preceded byXiang Huaicheng
Succeeded byXie Xuren
Director of the State Taxation Administration
In office
1 April 1998 – 6 May 2003
PremierZhu Rongji
Preceded byLiu Zhongli
Succeeded byXie Xuren
Personal details
Born(1944-07-29)29 July 1944[citation needed]
Suzhou, China
Died28 August 2021(2021-08-28) (aged 77)
Haidian District, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materCentral University of Finance and Economics
Signature
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese金人庆
Traditional Chinese金人慶
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīn Rénqìng
Wade–GilesChin Jen-ch'ing

Jin Renqing (Chinese: 金人庆; 29[citation needed] 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[citation needed] 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.[2] 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.[1] Jin was succeeded by tax administrator Xie Xuren. On 28 August 2021, he died of fire burns in Haidian District, Beijing, aged 77.[3]

Sex scandal

At the time of Jin's resignation the Hong Kong media have speculated a sex scandal.[4] On 8 September 2007, Ming Pao reported that, Jin was in detention assisting security officials with their enquiries.[5] 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.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "CNN.com, China's finance minister resigns". Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Jin Renqing". Chinese Government's Official Web Portal. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  3. ^ 财政部原部长金人庆因家中失火去世，77岁. Caixin (in Chinese). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ "China finance minister steps down". BBC News. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Sacked Chinese finance minister Jin detained – paper". Reuters. 8 September 2007. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  6. ^ Eimer, David (26 June 2011). "Chinese minister was caught in a 'Honeytrap'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Former Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing caught in "honeytrap" – Wikileaks". The Courier-Mail. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
Government offices
Preceded by Director of State Administration of Taxation
1998–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Finance
2003–2007