By Xinhua
Beijing : China’s national legislature Thursday removed Finance Minister Jin Renqing from office.
Xie Xuren, 59, director of the State Administration of Taxation, was appointed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress to replace 63-year-old Jin.
Jin Renqing submitted a letter of resignation by himself, according to government briefing.
President Hu Jintao signed a presidential decree of approval for the replacement and made it public the same day.
Xie Xuren, born in Ningbo City, east China’s Zhejiang Province in October 1947, was named as the Director of the State Administration of Taxation in March 2003.
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