State Council Councilor 国务委员：Ma kai 马凯

Ma Kai, male, ethnic Han, born in June 1946, native of Shanghai Municipality. Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in August 1965 and began working in September 1965. Graduated from the Political Economics Department of Renmin University of China where he had majored in political economics. With a postgraduate education and a master's degree in economics.
Member of the CPC Central Committee, State Councilor, member of the State Council's Leading Party Members' Group, secretary-general of the State Council (concurrently), and director of the office of the Leading Group under the State Council for Development of the Western Regions.
1965-1970 Teacher of Beijing No. 4 Middle School
1970-1973 Sent to do manual labor in the May 7th Cadre School of Xicheng District, Beijing
1973-1979 Teacher of Party School of the CPC Committee of Xicheng District, Beijing (Attended a class of the Party School of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee from 1978 to 1979)
1979-1982 Postgraduate at the Political Economics Department of Renmin University of China, majoring in political economics
1982-1983 Assistant research fellow of the Prices Research Institute of the National Bureau of Prices
1983-1984 Deputy director of the Planning Commission and concurrently deputy director of the Finance and Economy Office of Xicheng District, Beijing, and director of the district Planning Commission (March 1984)
1984-1985 Deputy head of Xicheng District, Beijing, and concurrently director of the district Planning Commission
1985-1986 Deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Office for Restructuring the Economy
1986-1988 Director of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Prices and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group
1988-1993 Deputy director of the National Bureau of Prices and member of its Leading Party Members' Group (Attended a class for provincial- and ministerial-level cadres at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee from September to November 1992)
1993-1995 Vice minister in charge of the National Commission for Restructuring the Economy and member of its Leading Party Members' Group
1995-1998 Vice minister in charge of the National Planning Commission and member of its Leading Party Members' Group (Attended a class for provincial- and ministerial-level cadres at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee from March to May 1997)
1998-2000 Deputy secretary-general of the State Council and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the Organs under the State Council
2000-2003 Deputy secretary-general of the State Council (in charge of routine work of the General Office of the State Council, ministerial level), and deputy secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of the Organs under the State Council
2003-2008 Minister in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission and Leading Party Members' Group, director of the office of the Leading Group under the State Council for Development of the Western Regions (May 2003), and director of the office of the National Energy Leading Group (April 2005)
2008- State Councilor, member of the State Council's Leading Party Members' Group, secretary-general of the State Council, and director of the office of the Leading Group under the State Council for Development of the Western Regions.
Elected member of CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection at the 15th CPC National Congress, and member of the 16th and 17th CPC Central Committees.

马凯，男，汉族，1946年6月生，上海市人，1965年8月加入中国共产党，1965年9月参加工作，中国人民大学政治经济学系政治经济学专业毕业，研究生学历，经济学硕士学位。
现任中共中央委员，国务委员、国务院党组成员兼国务院秘书长，国务院西部地区开发领导小组办公室主任，兼任国家行政学院院长。
1965—1970年　北京市第四中学教员
1970—1973年　北京市西城区“五七”干校劳动锻炼
1973—1979年　北京市西城区委党校教员（其间：1978—1979年北京市委党校理论班学习）
1979—1982年　中国人民大学政治经济学系政治经济学专业硕士研究生
1982—1983年　国家物价局物价研究所助理研究员
1983—1984年　北京市西城区计委副主任兼区财办副主任，区计委主任（1984.03）
1984—1985年　北京市西城区副区长兼区计委主任
1985—1986年　北京市体改办副主任
1986—1988年　北京市物价局局长、党组书记
1988—1993年　国家物价局副局长、党组成员（其间：1992年9月—11月中央党校省部级干部进修班学习）
1993—1995年　国家经济体制改革委员会副主任、党组成员
1995—1998年　国家计划委员会副主任、党组成员（其间：1997年3月—5月中央党校省部级干部进修班学习）
1998—2000年　国务院副秘书长、机关党组成
2000—2003年　国务院副秘书长（负责国务院办公厅常务工作，正部长级）、机关党组副书记
2003—2008年　国家发展和改革委员会主任、党组书记，国务院西部地区开发领导小组办公室主任（2003.05），国家能源领导小组办公室主任（2005.04）
2008—　 国务委员、国务院党组成员兼国务院秘书长，国务院西部地区开发领导小组办公室主任
2008.4 兼任国家行政学院院长。
中共十五大当选为中央纪委委员，第十六届、十七届中央委员。