China Vitae

Biography

Lin Zhaomu, male, Han nationality, is a native of Zhangzhou, Fujian Province. He was born in 1936 and graduated from the economics department from Renmin University of China in 1960.

A former journalist and executive deputy director at Red Flag Magazine, Lin had extensive involvement with the State Development Planning Commission. He was a researcher and later executive vice-president of the commission's Institute of Macroeconomics. In addition, Lin was a member of the commission's Science Committee and a contributing researcher at State Council's Research Office. Lin served as a member for the National Political Consultative Conference.

A market economist, Lin has written extensively for newspapers and magazines. He is the author of "International Comparison of Macro-Control Under Market Economy System" and "Research on Development Plan at the Turn of the Century." His research has won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards in science and technology from the State Development Planning Commission. Lin helped establish the national 8th Five Year Plan (1991-1995), the 9th Five Year Plan (1996-2000), and the 10th Five Year Plan (2001-2005).

Lin's economic research has led him to serve as vice-chairman for the China Macroeconomy Association, China's Human Resources Development Research Association, the China and Foreign Enterprises Group Development Research Center, and the China Development Research Foundation. In addition, he was a member of the Chinese and Japanese Economic Knowledge Exchange Center and the science committee at State Council's development research center.

He was a consultant for the Guangzhou Economic Research Institute and Guangzhou Economy and was a senior economic consultant of the Hengshui Municipal Government. Lin also consulted for the Ningbo Economic Research and Ningbo Economy. He is the executive vice-president of the institute of macroeconomics at the State Development Planning Commission.