Hou Kai

Hou Kai
Hou Kai
侯凯
Auditor-General of the National Audit Office
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 30 June 2020
Premier	Li Keqiang; Li Qiang
Preceded by	Hu Zejun
Personal details
Born	April 1962 (age 62); Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Central University of Finance and Economics; Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	侯凯
Traditional Chinese	侯凱
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hóu Kǎi

Hou Kai (Chinese: 侯凯; born April 1962) is a Chinese politician, currently serving as auditor-general of the National Audit Office. He has been a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection since November 2012.

He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education

Hou was born in Shenyang, Liaoning, in April 1962.^[3] In 1980, he was accepted to Central University of Finance and Economics, where he majored in finance.^[3]

Political career

After university in 1984, Hou was despatched to the Financial Audit Department of the National Audit Office, where he was promoted to deputy director in November 1999 and to director in February 2003.^[3] Hou joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1987.^[3] He was director of the General Office of the National Audit Office in February 2009, in addition to serving as deputy auditor-general in September 2010.^[3]

He was appointed secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection in November 2013 and was admitted to a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee, the province's top authority.^[3]^[4]

Hou was transferred back to the central government in December 2016, when he was appointed deputy secretary of the Working Committee of Organs Directly under the Central Government.^[3]^[5] He was a member of the National Supervisory Commission from March 2018 to June 2020.^[3]

In June 2020, Hou was chosen as auditor-general of the National Audit Office, succeeding Hu Zejun.^[3]

References

^ Fu Zhongming (符仲明) (25 September 2022). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ Zhao Wenhan (赵文涵) (22 October 2022). （二十大受权发布）中国共产党第二十届中央委员会委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (30 June 2020). 侯凯任审计署审计长胡泽君不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (17 December 2016). 廖国勋任上海市委常委接替侯凯任市纪委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ Yi Yi (伊一) (1 July 2020). 陈建文任中央和国家机关工委副书记侯凯不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.

Government offices
Preceded by Zhang Ke [zh]	Director of the General Office of the National Audit Office 2009–2011	Succeeded by Chen Chenzhao [zh]
Preceded by Hu Zejun	Auditor-General of the National Audit Office 2020–	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Yang Xiaodu	Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party 2013–2016	Succeeded by Liao Guoxun

[1] Fu Zhongming (符仲明) (25 September 2022). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[2] Zhao Wenhan (赵文涵) (22 October 2022). （二十大受权发布）中国共产党第二十届中央委员会委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[hou-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (30 June 2020). 侯凯任审计署审计长胡泽君不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[4] Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (17 December 2016). 廖国勋任上海市委常委接替侯凯任市纪委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[5] Yi Yi (伊一) (1 July 2020). 陈建文任中央和国家机关工委副书记侯凯不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[1]