China Vitae

Biography

Zhou Zhengqing, male, Han nationality, is a native of Tianchang, Anhui Province. He was born in 1935, joined the CPC 1956 and received some higher education.

Zhou spent most of his career in the financial services sector. He began as the deputy director of policy research and worked his way up to the post of governor of the People‘s Bank of China. He later became chairman of the board of the China Institute of Banking. From 1997 to 2000, Zhou served as chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

Zhou was a deputy to the 8th and 9th NPC, vice-chairman of the 9th NPC Financial and Economic Committee and an alternate member of the 15th CPC Central Committee.