Xia Xinghua, male, Han nationality, is a native of Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province. He was born in 1952, joined the CPC in 1973, and graduated from Fudan University. He is a senior economist. Xia began his career in 1970. Since 1980, he worked at the Civil Aviation Administration of China, Shanghai Regional Administration. He then served at the Civil Aviation Administration of China, East China Regional Administration and General Administration. In 2009, he became Vice-Minister of Civil Aviation Administration of China, General Administration.