Yuan Guiren
袁贵仁
Yuan Guiren in April 2012.
Chairperson of the Education, Science, Health and Sports Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2018
Preceded by	Zhang Yutai
Minister of Education of the People's Republic of China
In office October 2009 – July 2016
Preceded by	Zhou Ji
Succeeded by	Chen Baosheng
President of Beijing Normal University
In office July 1999 – April 2001
Preceded by	Chen Shanzhen
Succeeded by	Zhong Binglin
Personal details
Born	November 1950 (age 73) Guzhen County, Anhui, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	Beijing Normal University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	袁贵仁
Traditional Chinese	袁貴仁
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yuán Guìrén

Yuan Guiren (Chinese: 袁贵仁; born November 1950) is a Chinese academic and politician. He formerly served as Minister of Education of China and president of Beijing Normal University, his alma mater.

Biography

Yuan was born in Guzhen County, Anhui, in November 1950.

In October 2009, he succeeded Zhou Ji as Minister for Education, after the latter had been removed at a regular session of the National People's Congress.^[1] He had previously served under Zhou Ji as a deputy minister. At the first plenary session of the 12th National People's Congress in March 2013, he was re-elected.^[2]

He was a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee, the 17th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (2007-2012), and a member of the 18th Central Committee.