Ning Jizhe (Chinese: 宁吉喆; pinyin: Níng Jízhé; born December 1956)[1] is a Chinese economist and senior official currently serving as the director of the National Bureau of Statistics of China and Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (minister-level rank).

During the late stages of the Cultural Revolution, Ning worked as a production team leader at a local commune.

After economics reforms began in 1978, Ning went back to school, studying engineering at the Hefei University of Technology.

In August 2015, Ning was transferred laterally back to the NDRC, heading up work in economic planning and the use of foreign capital.

[4] In March 2022, he was appointed vice chairman of the Committee for Economic Affairs of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.