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{{Short description|Chinese politician (1944–2021)}}
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{{Family name hatnote|[[Jin (Chinese surname)|Jin]]|lang=Chinese}}
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| office1 = [[Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China|Minister of Finance]]
| premier1 = [[Wen Jiabao]]
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| predecessor1 = [[Xiang Huaicheng]]
| successor1 = [[Xie Xuren]]
| office2 = Director of the [[State Taxation Administration]]
| premier2 = [[Zhu Rongji]]
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| predecessor2 = [[Liu Zhongli]]
| successor2 = Xie Xuren
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1944|07|29}}
| birth_place = [[Suzhou
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|08|28|1944|07|29|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Haidian District]], China
| party = [[Chinese Communist Party
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'''Jin Renqing''' ({{zh|s=金人庆}}; 29{{fact|date=January 2024}} July 1944 – 28 August 2021) was a Chinese politician, member of the [[16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
==Biography==
Jin was born in [[Suzhou]], [[Jiangsu]], on 29{{fact|date=January 2024}} July 1944. Jin served in such positions as commissioner of the State Administration of Taxation, vice governor of [[Yunnan]], deputy secretary general of the State Council, and executive vice mayor of [[Beijing]].<ref name=gov /> He served as [[Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China|Finance Minister]], from 2003 until his resignation at age 63 in August 2007. During his tenure, China enjoyed economic growth and an increase in foreign currency reserves, while also experiencing an increase in its trade deficit to the US.<ref name="CNN" /> Jin was succeeded by tax administrator [[Xie Xuren]]. On 28 August 2021, he died of fire burns in [[Haidian District]], [[Beijing]], aged 77.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 August 2021 |script-title=zh:财政部原部长金人庆因家中失火去世,77岁 |url=http://economy.caixin.com/2021-08-28/101763172.html |access-date=28 August 2021 |website=[[Caixin]] |language=zh}}</ref>
==Sex scandal==
At the time of Jin's resignation the [[Hong Kong]] media have speculated a [[sex scandal]].<ref name=bbc /> On 8 September 2007, ''[[Ming Pao]]'' reported that, Jin was in detention assisting security officials with their enquiries.<ref name=reuters /> In June 2011, [[WikiLeaks]] released a leaked [[United States diplomatic cables leak|US State Department cable]] dated 20 September 2007 which claims that Jin was sacked for his role in a sex scandal with a female intelligence operative from [[Taiwan]]. The cable claims that the alleged [[spy]] had affairs with several Chinese officials including former agricultural minister [[Du Qinglin]], former party secretary of [[Qingdao]] Du Shicheng and the [[Sinopec|China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec)]] chairman Chen Tonghai.<ref name=telegraph /><ref name=couriermail />
==References==
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<ref name=gov>{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.cn/english/2005-09/19/content_64923.htm |title=Jin Renqing |work=Chinese Government's Official Web Portal |access-date=30 August 2007 |archive-date=30 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930210035/http://www.gov.cn/english/2005-09/19/content_64923.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name=bbc>{{cite news |title=China finance minister steps down |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6969834.stm |newspaper=[[BBC News]] |date=30 August 2007 |access-date=27 June 2011}}</ref>
<ref name=reuters>{{cite news |title=Sacked Chinese finance minister Jin detained – paper |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-29408220070908 |
<ref name=telegraph>{{cite news |title=Chinese minister was caught in a 'Honeytrap' |first=David |last=Eimer |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8599565/Chinese-minister-was-caught-in-a-Honeytrap.html |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=26 June 2011 |access-date=27 June 2011}}</ref>
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