Teng Jiacai

Teng was born in Andong County (now Donggang), Liaoning, in December 1964.^[2] In 1982, he was accepted to Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, where he majored in the Department of Business Economics.^[2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1985 upon graduation.^[2]

After university in 1986, Teng was assigned to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.^[2] There, he was in turn deputy director of Consumer Rights Protection Department in March 2000, director of Consumer Rights Protection Department in August 2004, director-general of the General Office, and finally deputy director of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce in July 2012.^[2] He was briefly transferred to the position of deputy mayor of Changchun Municipal People's Government from November 2010 to July 2012.^[2]

In April 2013, Teng was made deputy director of the China Food and Drug Administration, but having held the position for only two years.^[2]

Teng was appointed secretary of Qinghai Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection in April 2017 and was admitted to standing committee member of the CCP Qinghai Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.^[2] He concurrently served as director of the Qinghai Provincial Supervision Commission since January 2018.

Teng was transferred back to Beijing and chosen as leader of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission stationed at the National Health Commission.^[3]

In January 2023, Teng took office as chairman of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the provincial advisory body.^[4]