Fang Xin (Chinese: 方新; pinyin: Fāng Xīn; born 1955) is a Chinese politician who currently serves in the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress as a member of the Chinese Communist Party. Prior to her political career she served as director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Policy & Management.
Fang Xin | |
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| Member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | |
| Assumed office March 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 Beijing, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Education | Beijing University of Technology Beijing Institute of Technology (MA) Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management (Ph.D) |
Early life
Fang Xin was born in 1955, in Beijing, China. She graduated from the Beijing University of Technology in 1980, from the Beijing Institute of Technology with a Master of Arts in 1982, and from the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management with a doctor of philosophy in 1997. From 1987 to 1988, she was a visiting scholar to George Washington University.[1][2]
Career
In 2002, Fang was named as "An Outstanding Woman Leader" by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[3] Fang worked as director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Policy & Management until her election to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress in March 2003. Fang served as a delegate to the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.[1][2][4]