Ma Xiaowei
马晓伟
Ma in January 2020
1st Head of the National Health Commission
In office 19 March 2018 – 6 May 2024
Premier	Li Keqiang Li Qiang
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Lei Haichao[1]
President of theChinese Medical Association
In office December 2015 – May 2021
Preceded by	Chen Zhu
Succeeded by	Zhao Yupei
Personal details
Born	December 1959 (age 65) Wutai County,Shanxi, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	China Medical University
Profession	Physician
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	馬曉偉
Simplified Chinese	马晓伟
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǎ Xiǎowěi

Ma Xiaowei (Chinese:马晓伟; born December 1959) is a Chinese physician and politician who has served as the head of theNational Health Commission of China between March 2018 and May 2024.^[2] Ma also served as president of theChinese Medical Association from 2015 to 2021. He is one of the vice presidents of theRed Cross Society of China.

Ma was born inWutai County,Shanxi in December 1959. He is part of theHan ethnic group.^[3]

In April 1978, he was accepted toChina Medical University. Upon graduation in December 1982, he was assigned to work at theMinistry of Health. He joined theChinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1982.^[4] He became a cadre at the then Ministry of Health before working for China Medical University where he later served as hospital administrator and party secretary.^[5] He also became the director of Liaoning Provincial Health Department.

In October 2001, he was appointed Vice Minister of Health.^[4] When the ministry was reorganized into theNational Health and Family Planning Commission, he continued to serve as deputy director. In May 2015 he concurrently served as vice-president of theRed Cross Society of China. On December 15, 2015, he was appointed president ofChinese Medical Association, replacingChen Zhu.^[6] On 19 March 2018, Ma was appointed director ofNational Health Commission at the first session of the13th National People's Congress.^[7] Ma has been one of the leading figures in the fight againstCOVID-19 pandemic as well as communication around it.^[8]

• Biography of Ma Xiaowei

• 1959 births
• Living people
• China Medical University (PRC) alumni
• People from Wutai County
• People's Republic of China politicians from Shanxi
• Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shanxi
• Politicians from Xinzhou
• Physicians from Shanxi
• COVID-19 pandemic in China
• Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

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