Ma Qiulin

Ma was born in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, in July 1960. He studied chemical machinery at the Nanjing Institute of Chemical Technology from 1978 to 1982 and joined the workforce in May 1982.^[3] Ma joined the Chinese Communist Party in July 1986. He pursued graduate studies at East China University of Science and Technology, earning a master's degree in engineering and later a doctoral degree in engineering.^[4]

He began his career in the chemical industry, holding technical and managerial positions at Nanjing Chemical Industry Company and Yangzi Petrochemical Company. By 1999, he became Plant Director and later General Manager, eventually rising to chairman and General Manager and Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary of Yangzi Petrochemical. From 2013 to 2016, Ma served as Vice Chairman, General Manager, and Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Jiangsu Guoxin Asset Management Group.^[5] In May 2016, Ma was appointed Vice Governor of Jiangsu, serving on the provincial government party committee. In January 2021, he became Vice Chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress and a member of its party leadership, holding the position until January 2023.^[5][6][7]

Ma was a delegate to the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress, a member of the 13th Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the CCP, and a deputy to the 13th and 14th Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress.^[5]