Pan Yue
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Pan Yue was born in 1960 in Jiangsu
province, People's Republic of China
, is one of the Vice Ministers for the Ministry of Environmental Protection
in China.
province, People's Republic of China
, the son of a military engineer.
He has a background in journalism, having started his career in 1982 on the China Environment Journal, where he worked until 1986. He rose to become the deputy chief editor of China Youth Daily
between 1989-93 before becoming director of CYLC, Central Committee, China Youth Research Center.
Between 1994 and 2003 he moved through a series of deputy directorships at the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission; the State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision; the Economic Restructuring Office of the State Council.
He was elected to in 2003. He is the number one deputy director (第一副局长) of the Chinese State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA). In March 2008 SEPA's name was changed to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Pan's title became Vice Minister.
BusinessWeek
online has described him as 'a courageous voice for a greener China.' "Pan has taken on some of China's biggest industries over their pollution records and forced them to clean up," said BusinessWeek in a July, 2005, interview.
Pan believes the fundamental cause of the global environmental crisis is the capitalist system. "The environmental crisis has become a new means of transferring the economic crisis," he said.
He was named Person of the Year 2007 by British left-of-center weekly politics magazine New Statesman
. It labeled Pan "...a rare, if not lone, public voice within the Chinese government warning that disaster threatens unless development is checked" and quoted him as saying "This miracle will end soon because the environment can no longer keep pace."
Veteran China journalist and current editor of Chinadialogue.net
Isabel Hilton
has characterised the massive project Pan has taken on in championing a green China: "He is trying to move a mountain rather than climb it."
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
province, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, is one of the Vice Ministers for the Ministry of Environmental Protection
Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China
The Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China , formerly State Environmental Protection Administration , is a cabinet-level ministry in the executive branch of the Chinese Government . It replaced the SEPA during the March 2008 National People's Congress sessions in...
in China.
Biography
Pan Yue was born in 1960 in JiangsuJiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
province, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, the son of a military engineer.
He has a background in journalism, having started his career in 1982 on the China Environment Journal, where he worked until 1986. He rose to become the deputy chief editor of China Youth Daily
China Youth Daily
The China Youth Daily is the official newspaper of Communist Youth League of China , and is a popular official daily newspaper and the first independently operated central government news media portal in the People's Republic of China.In 1980s it was regarded as the best newspaper in mainland...
between 1989-93 before becoming director of CYLC, Central Committee, China Youth Research Center.
Between 1994 and 2003 he moved through a series of deputy directorships at the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission; the State Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision; the Economic Restructuring Office of the State Council.
He was elected to in 2003. He is the number one deputy director (第一副局长) of the Chinese State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA). In March 2008 SEPA's name was changed to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Pan's title became Vice Minister.
BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
Bloomberg Businessweek, commonly and formerly known as BusinessWeek, is a weekly business magazine published by Bloomberg L.P. It is currently headquartered in New York City.- History :...
online has described him as 'a courageous voice for a greener China.' "Pan has taken on some of China's biggest industries over their pollution records and forced them to clean up," said BusinessWeek in a July, 2005, interview.
Pan believes the fundamental cause of the global environmental crisis is the capitalist system. "The environmental crisis has become a new means of transferring the economic crisis," he said.
He was named Person of the Year 2007 by British left-of-center weekly politics magazine New Statesman
New Statesman
New Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
. It labeled Pan "...a rare, if not lone, public voice within the Chinese government warning that disaster threatens unless development is checked" and quoted him as saying "This miracle will end soon because the environment can no longer keep pace."
Veteran China journalist and current editor of Chinadialogue.net
Chinadialogue.net
Chinadialogue.net is an independent, non-profit organisation based in London, Beijing and San Francisco. It was launched on July 3, 2006...
Isabel Hilton
Isabel Hilton
Isabel Nancy Hilton OBE is a Scottish journalist and broadcaster based in London.-Biography:She was educated at Edinburgh University where she studied Chinese to post-graduate level...
has characterised the massive project Pan has taken on in championing a green China: "He is trying to move a mountain rather than climb it."