Qin Gang

Qin Gang (born March 1966) is a diplomat of the People's Republic of China, current Vice Minister of foreign affairs of China.[2] He is also the twenty-second spokesperson since the spokesperson system was established in the ministry back in 1983.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Qin.
Qin Gang
秦刚
Qin Gang
Director of Foreign Ministry Information Department
In office
December 2011 – January 2015
Preceded byMa Zhaoxu
Succeeded byLiu Jianchao
Embassy of the People's Republic of China, London
In office
September 2010 – December 2011
Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
In office
2005–2010
Personal details
BornMarch 1966 (age 54)
Tianjin
Political partyCommunist Party of China
ChildrenA son[1]
ResidenceBeijing
Alma materUniversity of International Relations
OccupationPolitician
Qin Gang
Traditional Chinese秦剛
Simplified Chinese秦刚

Life

Qin Gang was born and raised in Tianjin. In 1984 he entered University of International Relations, majoring in science of international politics, where he graduated in 1988.

After graduation, he was appointed as an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and over a period of 18 years worked his way up to the position of spokesperson. From 2005 to 2010, he served as the spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and Deputy Director of Foreign Ministry Information Department.

In September 2010, he was named acting Embassy of the People's Republic of China, London, a position he held until December 2011, when he was transferred to Beijing as the Director of Foreign Ministry Information Department.[3][1] Since 2017 he is working as Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director-General of the Protocol Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.[4]

In September 2018, Qin was appointed as the vice minister of the Foreign Affairs Ministry.[5]

References
  1. 秦刚接替马朝旭出任外交部新闻司司长(图/简历). People.com (in Chinese). 2012.
  2. "Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang's Regular Press Conference on January 2, 2014". nyconsulate.prchina.org. 2014-01-01.
  3. 秦刚　个性发言人出任驻英公使. Xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2010-10-20.
  4. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, 2017-09-28.
  5. "秦刚升任外交部副部长". People's Daily Online. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
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