He Quan

He Quan (Chinese: 何权; born December 1952) is a retired Chinese politician. He served as vice chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and was previously vice governor of Jiangsu Province.^[1]

He was born in Baoying County, Jiangsu Province, in December 1952. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in April 1972 and began working in March 1969. From 1969 to 1975, He worked as a secretary at the regimental headquarters of the Jiangsu Production and Construction Corps and later as an officer in the Political Department. Between 1975 and 1978, he studied in the Chinese Department at Nanjing Normal University. After graduation, he served as a secretary in the Office of the Jiangsu Provincial Economic Commission and the National Defense Industry Office, later becoming deputy director of the office in 1984.^[2]

He subsequently held posts in the Research Office of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, serving as deputy director of the Economic Research Division. In 1985, he became a deputy section-level secretary in the General Office of the Jiangsu Provincial Government, and in 1987 he was promoted to section-level secretary. From 1992 to 1994, he was deputy director of the Jiangsu Provincial Economic Research Center and the Provincial Government Research Office.^[3]

In 1994, He was appointed deputy director of the General Office of the Jiangsu Provincial Government. In 1996, he became deputy secretary-general of the provincial government. During this period, he pursued postgraduate studies in economics through a joint program between Nanjing Normal University and Macquarie University in Australia, obtaining a master's degree in economics in 2000. In 1999, he was promoted to secretary-general of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government and director of the General Office.^[2]

In May 2001, He was appointed Communist Party Secretary of Xuzhou, a position he held until 2003. He was then named vice governor of Jiangsu Province, serving from February 2003 to January 2013, during which he also attended an advanced training course at the Central Party School in 2004. In January 2013, He became vice chairman and deputy party secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial CPPCC, serving until January 2016.^[4]

He was a delegate to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, a member of the 12th Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, a deputy to the 11th Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress, and a member of the 11th Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the CPPCC.^[5]