Yuan Baohua

Yuan Baohua (; 13 January 1916 – 9 May 2019) was a Chinese economic official and academic administrator. He served as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Metallurgy Industry, Minister of the Ministry of Materials, Executive Vice Director of the State Planning Commission, and Director of the State Economic Commission. From 1985 to 1991, he served as President of Renmin University of China. He was a mentor of Zhu Rongji, the former Premier of China.

Republic of China Yuan was born on 13 January 1916 in Nanzhao County, Henan, Republic of China.

Yuan was later transferred to the central government in Beijing to serve as a bureau chief in the Ministry of Heavy Industry. He was promoted to Vice Minister of the Ministry of Metallurgy Industry, Minister of the Ministry of Materials, Executive Vice Director of the State Planning Commission, and Director of the State Economic Commission.

Yuan wrote many books and articles in a career spanning five decades. In May 2015, his writings were published in the 10-volume Collected Works of Yuan Baohua (袁宝华文集). Zhu Rongji wrote the preface for the collection and came out of his retirement to promote its publication.