Lei Haichao

Lei Haichao (Chinese: 雷海潮; pinyin: Léi Hǎicháo; born April 1968) is a Chinese public health expert and politician, currently serving as party secretary of the National Health Commission, in office since May 2024.

Lei entered the workforce in July 1991, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 1996.

[2] In July 2010, he was named deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau (was reshuffled as Beijing Municipal Health Commission), rising to director in May 2017.

[3] He was deputy head of the National Health Commission in October 2020, in addition to serving as party branch secretary since September 2023.

[1] In May 2024, he succeeded Ma Xiaowei, who will reach retirement age in December.