Guo Shuqing

Guo Shuqing (; born 23 July 1956) is a Chinese politician, banker, and financial regulator. He was the chairman of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission from 2018 to 2023.

Guo spent most of his career in the finance industry. He was the Governor and Deputy Party Secretary of Shandong province, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), chairman of China Construction Bank, chairman of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, vice-governor of the People's Bank of China and vice-governor of Guizhou Province as well as the director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

Early life and education Guo Shuqing was born in August 1956 in Chahar Right Back Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, near the city of Ulanqab. He is of Han Chinese background. In August 1974, he joined a farming commune in Siziwang Banner, near the regional capital Hohhot, as a laborer during the Down to the Countryside Movement. In 1978, he became part of the first batch of students to return to school after the Cultural Revolution, a period which effectively suspended higher education in China.

He graduated from Nankai University, one of the country's top universities, in 1982 and then pursued a master's degree at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

After graduating he continued to take part in academic research while completing a doctorate in law. During his studies he also worked briefly as a researcher at the State Council office in charge of economic reform; he also took a year-long study abroad trip to St Antony's College at Oxford University. In March 2018, he was appointed chairman of the newly established China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission. He also became the Party Secretary of the PBC.

Guo was an alternate of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and was a full member of the 18th and 19th Central Committees.

In March 2023, he was appointed as deputy chairperson of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the 14th National People's Congress. He was succeeded by Pan Gongsheng as party secretary of the PBC.