Liu Shijin

Liu Shijin, Former Vice-President (Former Vice-Minister) and research fellow of DRC, was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, in January 1955. He graduated as Bachelor of Economics from the Department of Economics of Northwest University in February 1982. He worked as a lecturer at the school from March 1982 to October 1986 and Director of the Teaching and Research Section, while continuing study for a Master's Degree. He got his PhD in economics from the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) in November 1989 and worked as Senior Research Associate and Division Chief at Industrial Economics Institute of CASS from December 1989 to March 1994. He began working with DRC in 1994 and took the posts of Deputy Director of Market Economy Institute, Deputy Director of Macroeconomic Research Department and Director of Industrial Economy Department.

From September 2004 to March 2005, he was a member of the Leading Party Members' Group and concurrently Director-General of the General Office of DRC.

From March 2005 to June 2015, he was Vice President of DRC and a member of the Leading Party Members' Group.

From June 2015-present, he has been a research fellow of DRC, member of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and member of the Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee.

He is Executive Director of China Federation of Industrial Economics (CFIE) and Deputy Director of CFIE's Academic Committee, member of the National Consulting Committee for Industrial Policies, member of Expert Committee of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, member of Academic Committee of China Reform Foundation and Director of China Development Research Foundation. He is tutor of PhD candidates, advisor to relevant enterprises and professor of a number of universities. He has long been engaged in the research of economic theories and policies covering enterprise reform, evolution of economic system, macro-economic policies, and industrial development and policies. Many of his papers and articles are published in major domestic and foreign journals and he has written or edited over 10 academic works and a series of internal study reports. He is winner of the prize for excellent papers on economic science, including Sun Yefang Economics Prize, CASS Prize for Excellent Papers and the First Prize for China Development Research.