China's State Council, the cabinet, on Tuesday appointed Lou
Jiwei as its Deputy Secretary-General, a position with ministerial
status.
Lou was born in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, in 1950.
He served in the Chinese Navy from 1968 to 1973, and later became
Vice-Governor of southwest China's Guizhou Province and
Vice-Minister of Finance.
(Xinhua News Agency March 7, 2007)