Ma Xiaowei

Ma Xiaowei
马晓伟
1st Minister in charge of the National Health Commission
Assumed office
19 March 2018
Premier Li Keqiang
Preceded by New position
President of the Chinese Medical Association
Assumed office
15 December 2015
Preceded by Chen Zhu
Vice-President of the Red Cross Society of China
Assumed office
May 2015
Personal details
Born December 1959 (age 58)
Wutai County, Shanxi, China
Nationality Chinese
Political party Communist Party of China
Residence Beijing, China
Alma mater China Medical University
Occupation Politician

Ma Xiaowei (simplified Chinese: 马晓伟; traditional Chinese: 馬曉偉; pinyin: Mǎ Xiǎoweǐ; born December 1959) is a Chinese politician who has been director of National Health Commission since March 2018.[1] Ma is also the president of Chinese Medical Association and vice-president of the Red Cross Society of China.

Biography

Ma was born in Wutai County, Shanxi in December 1959. In April 1978 he was accepted to China Medical University and graduated in December 1982. After graduation, he was assigned to the Ministry of Health. He once served as vice-president of China Medical University and director of Liaoning Provincial Health Department. In October 2001 he was promoted to become vice-minister of Health, then the institution was renamed National Health and Family Planning Commission, he continued working there as deputy director. In May 2015 he concurrently served as vice-president of the Red Cross Society of China. On December 15, 2015, he was appointed president of Chinese Medical Association to replacing Chen Zhu.[2] On 19 March 2018, Ma was elected director of National Health Commission at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "China's new cabinet members endorsed". China Daily. 2018-03-19.
  2. ↑ 国家卫计委副主任马晓伟当选中华医学会新一任会长. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2015-12-21.
  3. ↑ 马晓伟出任新组建的国家卫生健康委员会主任. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2018-03-19.
Government offices
Previous:
New position		 Minister in charge of National Health Commission
2018–present		 Incumbent
Academic offices
Previous:
Chen Zhu		 President of Chinese Medical Association
2015–present		 Incumbent
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.