Xiang Huangcheng was born in
Wujiang County,
Jiangsu in February 1939. He joined
Chinese Communist Party in 1983. He graduated from the Department of Chinese Literature at Shandong University in 1960, and is a senior economist. 1986.6–1992.5, deputy minister of finance, member of the party's committee. 1992.5–1994.7, deputy minister of finance, vice secretary of the party's committee. 1994.7–1995.1, deputy director of State Administration of Taxation, vice secretary of the party's committee. 1995.1–1998.3, deputy director of State Administration of Taxation, secretary of the party's committee. 1998.3–2003.3,
minister of finance. 2003.5–2008.1, director-general of the national social security funds. He was a member of
15th and
16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He is currently the Chairman of
China Development Institute in
Shenzhen. ==References==