Bian Mingtao

Bian Mingtao (; born October 1943) is a Chinese economist and politician who served as Vice Chairman of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Chairman of the Shanxi Federation of Industry and Commerce. He is a member of the 10th National Committee of the CPPCC and previously served as a standing committee member of the 7th and 8th Shanxi Provincial CPPCC. Bian is a senior economist and is not affiliated with any political party.

Biography

Bian was born in October 1943 in Xingping, Shaanxi Province, China. He graduated from the Department of Special Chemical Manufacturing at Taiyuan Institute of Machinery (now North University of China) with a bachelor's degree. He began his career in July 1966 as a technician at the Xingxian Fertilizer Plant in Shanxi Province.

In August 1971, Bian worked as a technician in the Fertilizer Office of the Shanxi Provincial Machinery Bureau and later became chief dispatcher at a machinery company. In January 1980, he served as an engineer at the Coal Machinery United Service Company under the Shanxi Provincial Department of Machinery Industry. By August 1983, he had been appointed director of the Planning Division of the department, and in April 1988, he became director of the Development Planning Division.

In December 1990, Bian concurrently served as director of the Development Planning Division and head of the Foreign Economic Affairs Office of the department. In August 1992, he was appointed assistant to the director of the Shanxi Provincial Department of Mechanical and Electrical Industry and director of its Economic and Trade Division. He became vice director of the department in November 1994. In February 1999, Bian was appointed Assistant Governor of Shanxi Province. In December 2000, he became Chairman of the Shanxi Federation of Industry and Commerce, and in February 2001, he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Shanxi Provincial Committee of the CPPCC, while continuing to serve as chairman of the federation. He also served as president of the Shanxi Overseas-Returned Scholars Association.