Who's Who in China's Leadership

			Dai Xianglong

Mayor of Tianjin Municipality

Dai Xianglong, a native from Yizheng City, Jiangsu Province, was born in October 1944. He joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in May 1973.

Dai graduated from the Accounting Department of the Beijing-based Central Institute of Finance and Banking in 1967. He began his career in August 1968. He successively served as deputy division chief of Jiangsu Provincial Branch of the People's Bank of China, deputy magistrate of Fengxian County in Jiangsu, vice director of Jiangsu Provincial Branch of the Agricultural Bank of China.

In 1985, he served as deputy governor of the Agriculture Bank of China. From 1989 to July 1993, he was general manager and concurrently vice chairman of the China Communications Bank, and president of the China Pacific Insurance Co., Ltd.

In July 1993, he served as vice governor of the People's Bank of China and later served as deputy head of the Leading Group in charge of aid-the-poor projects under the State Council. In June 1995, he was appointed governor of the People's Bank of China at the 14th session of the Standing Committee of the 8th National People's Congress.

In July 1997, he served as the first chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee of People's Bank of China. In March 1998, he held the post of governor of the People's Bank of China.

In December 2002, he served as deputy mayor and acting mayor of Tianjin. In January 2003, he was elected as mayor of Tianjin at the first session of the 14th Tianjin People's Congress.

He was an alternate member of 14th CPC Central Committee and a member of 15th CPC Central Committee. He is now a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee.