International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who

Get access Subject: International Relations
Help us improve our service

The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who including Who's Who in Public International Law Online is an authoritative and esteemed source of information on all the countries of the world, including territories and federal states; all significant international and national organisations, from the United Nations to economic and trade organisations; comprehensive biographical profiles of over 4,000 of the most important people in the world today.
Subscriptions: see Brill.com

Xhacka, Olta

(38 words)

Former Minister of European and Foreign Affairs, Government of Albania; born: 1979; party: Socialist Party; political career: MP; Minister of Social Welfare and Youth, 2017; Minister of Defence, Sept. 2017-2021; Minister of European and Foreign Affairs, 2021-23.

Xiaochuan, Zhou

(79 words)

Former Governor, People's Bank of China; born: 1948; education: Beijing Chemical Engineering Instit., grad., 1975; Tsinghua Univ., Ph.D, 1985; political career: Assist. Minister, Ministry of Foreign Trade & Econ.Cooperation, 1986-89; mem., State Econ. System Restructuring Cttee., 1986-91; professional career: Vice Pres., Bank of China, 1991-95; Dep. Governor, PBC and Administrator of the State Admin.of Foreign Exchange, 1996-98; Chmn., China Securities Regulatory Cmn., 2000; Gov., People's Bank of China (PBC), 2002-18; Chmn., Monetary Policy Cttee. of the PBC, 2003.

Xi, Jinping

(57 words)

President, People's Republic of China; born: 1953, Shaanxi Province, China; education: Tsinghua Univ., Chemical Eng.; political career: Communist party positions, Shaanxi, Hebei, Zhejiang and Fujian; CCP Party Leader, Shanghai, 2007-; Mem., CCP Politburo, 2007-; Vice-President, People's Republic of China, 2008-13; President elect, 2012; President, March 2013-; office address: Communist Party of China, Zhongnanhai , Beijing, China.