Liu He, one of the Chinese president's closest economic advisors, has been elected vice premier.
Liu He, one of Chinese President Xi Jinping's closest economic advisors, has been elected vice premier in charge of a large swath of the economy.
His election signals Xi's increased control over the world's second-largest economy.
China's rubber-stamp parliament also elected Han Zheng, Sun Chunlan and Hu Chunhua, all members of the powerful Politburo ruling body, as vice premiers.
Liu, 66, is a Harvard-trained supporter of free markets but has no experience fighting the bureaucratic battles the post can require.
Australian Associated Press
