My Take
He Lifeng is one of those quietly indispensable figures in Chinese governance — not a headline-grabber but absolutely central to how Beijing actually runs its economy. A Xiamen University-trained economist who spent decades climbing through regional and planning posts, he became Xi Jinping's go-to man on finance and development, eventually landing a Politburo seat in 2022 and the Vice Premier role in 2023 with a portfolio covering economic and financial affairs. That's a lot of weight for someone most people outside China couldn't pick out of a lineup. He also led China's side of the U.S.-China economic talks during a particularly tense stretch, which tells you how trusted he is at the top. Not glamorous, but the machinery of the world's second-largest economy runs through people exactly like him.
Overview
He Lifeng (Chinese: 何立峰; pinyin: Hé Lìfēng; born February 1955) is a Chinese economist and politician who has served as vice premier of China since March 2023, responsible for economic and financial affairs. He has additionally been a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since October 2022, and served as the director of the Office of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission under…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- He Lifeng
- Name (Japanese)
- 何立峰
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- February 4, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Goat
- Origin
- Xingning, People's Republic of China
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Xiamen University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BD%95%E7%AB%8B%E5%B3%B0
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.