Liu He is endorsed as vice premier at the ongoing first session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2018. (Xinhua)

Liu He, born in January 1952, is a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and general office director of the Central Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs. He was deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission from 2013 to 2018.