Huai Jinpeng
怀进鹏
Huai in 2024
Minister of Education
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 August 2021
Premier	Li Keqiang Li Qiang
Preceded by	Chen Baosheng
Party Branch Secretary of theChina Association for Science and Technology
In office September 2017 – July 2021
Chairman	Wan Gang
Preceded by	Shang Yong
Succeeded by	Zhang Yuzhuo
Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin
In office December 2016 – September 2017
Communist Party Secretary	Li Hongzhong
Preceded by	Wang Dongfeng
Succeeded by	Yin Hejun
President ofBeihang University
In office May 2009 – March 2015
Preceded by	Li Wei
Succeeded by	Xu Huibin
Personal details
Born	(1962-12-20)20 December 1962 (age 62) Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Education	Beihang University (PhD) Harbin Institute of Technology (MS) Jilin University (BS)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	怀进鹏
Traditional Chinese	懷進鵬
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huái Jìnpéng

Huai Jinpeng (Chinese:怀进鹏;pinyin:Huái Jìnpéng; born December 1962) is a Chinese computer scientist and politician who has served as theminister of education since 2021.^[1] He previously served as the party secretary of theChina Association for Science and Technology (CAST) from 2017 to 2021. He is a former academician of theChinese Academy of Sciences.

Huai was born inHarbin but traces his ancestry toJinan, Shandong province. He graduated from Jilin University of Industry (now merged intoJilin University) in 1984. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in January 1986, and began work in September 1987 after obtaining a computer science master's degree at theHarbin Institute of Technology. In November 1993, he earned a doctorate fromBeihang University. He also attendedColumbia University as a visiting scholar between 1995 and 1996.^[2][3] In December 2000, he was named deputy party chief and vice president of Beihang University. In May 2009, he was promoted to president of the university, obtaining vice-minister level rank and was elected as a member of theChinese Academy of Sciences.^[4] In 2012, he was awarded theLegion of Honour by the French government for his outstanding contributions to education, science and technology development across China and France.^[5]

In February 2015, Huai was named Deputy Minister of Information Technology. In December 2016, Huai was named deputy party chief of Tianjin. In September 2017, Huai was transferred to become party secretary of theChina Association for Science and Technology (CAST).^[6]

On 20 August 2021, he was appointedMinister of Education.^[7]

Huai is a deputy to the12th National People's Congress and a member of the19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[8]

• 1962 births
• Living people
• Beihang University alumni
• Academic staff of Beihang University
• Presidents of Beihang University
• Chinese computer scientists
• Harbin Institute of Technology alumni
• Jilin University alumni
• Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
• Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
• Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Politicians from Harbin
• Political office-holders in Tianjin
• Scientists from Heilongjiang
• Columbia University alumni

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