Ma Xiaowei
{{Short description|Chinese politician and president of the Chinese Medical Association}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ma Xiaowei
| native_name = 马晓伟
| native_name_lang = zh
| image = 马晓伟 2020.1.26.jpg
| caption = Ma in January 2020
| office1 = Head of the National Health Commission
| term_start1 = 19 March 2018
| term_end1 = 6 May 2024
| predecessor1 = New position
| successor1 = Lei Haichao{{cite news |script-title=zh:雷海潮已任国家卫健委党组书记 |url=https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20240506A01YUK00 |access-date=16 May 2024 |work=qq.com |date=6 May 2024 |language=zh}}
| premier1 = Li Keqiang
Li Qiang
| office2 = President of the Chinese Medical Association
| term_start2 = December 2015
| term_end2 = May 2021
| predecessor2 = Chen Zhu
| successor2 = Zhao Yupei
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1959|12}}
| birth_place = Wutai County, Shanxi, China
| death_date =
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| party = Chinese Communist Party
| spouse =
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| profession = Physician
| alma_mater = China Medical University
| module = {{Chinese |child = yes |s = 马晓伟 |t = 馬曉偉 |p = Mǎ Xiǎowěi }}
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Ma Xiaowei ({{zh|s=马晓伟}}; born December 1959) is a Chinese physician and politician who has served as the head of the National Health Commission of China between March 2018 and May 2024.{{cite news |url = http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201803/19/WS5aaf1a7aa3106e7dcc1426fd.html |title = China's new cabinet members endorsed |newspaper = China Daily |date = 2018-03-19 |language = en |access-date = 2018-03-22 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190528143817/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201803/19/WS5aaf1a7aa3106e7dcc1426fd.html/ |archive-date = 2019-05-28 |url-status = live }} Ma also served as president of the Chinese Medical Association from 2015 to 2021. He is one of the vice presidents of the Red Cross Society of China.
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Biography
Ma was born in Wutai County, Shanxi in December 1959. He is part of the Han ethnic group.{{Cite web|title=Ma Xiaowei|url=http://en.nhc.gov.cn/2018-03/26/c_74475.htm|date=March 26, 2018|website=National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China|access-date=May 22, 2020}}
In April 1978, he was accepted to China Medical University. Upon graduation in December 1982, he was assigned to work at the Ministry of Health. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1982.{{Cite web|title=China Vitae : Biography of Ma Xiaowei|url=http://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Ma_Xiaowei|website=www.chinavitae.com|access-date=2020-05-21}} 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.{{Cite web|title=National Health Commission Director Ma Xiaowei|url=https://www.uschina.org/national-health-commission-director-ma-xiaowei|date=2018-04-05|website=US-China Business Council|language=en|access-date=2020-05-21}} He also became the director of Liaoning Provincial Health Department.
In October 2001, he was appointed Vice Minister of Health. When the ministry was reorganized into the National Health and Family Planning Commission, he continued to serve as deputy director. In May 2015 he concurrently served as vice-president of the Red Cross Society of China. On December 15, 2015, he was appointed president of Chinese Medical Association, replacing Chen Zhu.{{cite news |url = http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201512/21/t20151221_7696244.shtml |script-title =zh:国家卫计委副主任马晓伟当选中华医学会新一任会长 |website = ce.cn |date = 2015-12-21 |language = zh |access-date = 2018-03-22 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180323030711/http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201512/21/t20151221_7696244.shtml |archive-date = 2018-03-23 |url-status = live }} On 19 March 2018, Ma was appointed head of the National Health Commission at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress.{{cite news |url = http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201803/19/t20180319_28524256.shtml |script-title = zh:马晓伟出任新组建的国家卫生健康委员会主任 |website = ce.cn |date = 2018-03-19 |language = zh |access-date = 2018-03-22 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180322142608/http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201803/19/t20180319_28524256.shtml |archive-date = 2018-03-22 |url-status = live }} Ma has been one of the leading figures in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic as well as communication around it.{{cite news |url = https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/chinas-national-health-commission-news-conference-coronavirus-200126105935024.html |title=China's National Health Commission news conference on coronavirus |website =Al Jazeera |date = 26 January 2020 |access-date=12 February 2020|language=en}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Ma_Xiaowei/full Biography of Ma Xiaowei]
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Category:China Medical University (PRC) alumni
Category:People from Wutai County
Category:People's Republic of China politicians from Shanxi
Category:Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shanxi
Category:Politicians from Xinzhou
Category:Physicians from Shanxi
Category:COVID-19 pandemic in China
Category:Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party