Yang Xiaochao

Yang Xiaochao (; born 15 November 1958) is a Chinese politician and senior auditor who spent most of his career in Beijing. He served as the Secretary General of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (minister-rank).

Career Yang was born in November 1958 in Nanjing. In 1977 he took part in rural labour in Pinggu County, Beijing, then went on to attend school at Beijing Economics College (later Capital University of Economics and Business), where he majored in accounting. He then joined the finance department of the city of Beijing, and worked his way up the ranks, until 1994 when he was named deputy director of taxation of Beijing.

In November 2002, he was named auditor general of Beijing, then in February 2008, the head of the city's finance department.

He became the Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee and Head of the China-Thailand Friendship Group during the 14th National People's Congress.