Ren Runhou (October 1957 – September 30, 2014) was a Chinese business executive and politician from Shanxi Province.

He was the chief executive of Lu'an Group, a state-owned coal production company based in Shanxi, for over ten years beginning in June 2000.

[2] In September 1998 he became the vice-president of Shanxi Institute of Energy, a position he held until June 2000, when he was transferred to Changzhi as the president of Lu'an Group (Chinese: 潞安集团).

[2] On August 29, 2014, Ren Runhou was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection for "serious violations of laws and regulations".

[3] Ren succumbed to cancer in September 2014, before a verdict had been reached on his case, but the investigation into his misconduct continued.