Bi Jingquan
Bi Jingquan (Chinese: 毕井泉; born September 1955) is a Chinese politician who served as Director of the China Food and Drug Administration from 2015 to 2018. After the office was merged into the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) in March 2018, he has served as the Party Secretary of SAMR. He formerly served as a Deputy Secretary General of the State Council and Vice-President of the China Consumer Association.
Bi Jingquan | |
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毕井泉 | |
| Director of the China Food and Drug Administration | |
| In office January 2015 – March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Yong |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1955 (age 65) Suihua, Heilongjiang, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | Peking University |
Biography
Bi Jingquan graduated from the Economics Department of Peking University in 1982.
Bi has over twenty years experience in price control. He was editor-in-chief of Time-Bargain, published in 1994. In 2001, he worked on resolution of problems produced by China's entry into the World Trade Organization. Bi also led his group to complete a report entitled "Countermeasures Research on Promoting Competence of China's Various Industries in the Transitional Term." In 2004, he compiled the planning outline for the development of China's logistic industry. He also wrote and released many articles on topics such as trade, circulation, economic reforms and price administration. Bi Jingquan is currently vice-president of the China Consumer Association, director of the China Cereal Economic Institution, and executive director of the China Price Study Society.[1]