Jiang Chaoliang

On March 5, 2020, Jiang has resigned as chairman of the Standing Committee of the Hubei People's Congress at the 15th session of the 13th Hubei People's Congress.

In September 2014, Jiang was appointed acting governor of Jilin province, succeeding Bayanqolu, who had been appointed Communist Party Secretary of the province. He was confirmed as Governor by the provincial People's Congress on October 29, 2014. During his term in Jilin, the province's GDP growth figures peaked above the national average. Jiang was appointed party secretary of Hubei in October 2016. On February 12, 2020, Jiang was removed from his post as Party secretary of Hubei as a result of his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, and was replaced by Ying Yong, mayor of Shanghai and a close ally of Party General Secretary Xi Jinping.

In September 2002, he entered politics, and was named the vice governor of Hubei. In June 2004, he became a non-executive director and Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Communications. In September 2008 he became President and Vice Chairman of the China Development Bank. In January 2012, Chairman and Chairman of Strategic Planning Committee of the Agricultural Bank of China.

Jiang graduated with a master's degree in Economics from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and is a senior economist. His first position upon graduation was as director of the Shenzhen Division of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. He then served in the same capacity within the Guangdong Division. In June 2000 he served as an assistant to the Governor of the People's Bank of China, working under Dai Xianglong.