Hua Yuan, male, Han ethnicity, was born in May 1974. He is a member of the Communist Party of China and holds a master's degree in public administration.

Duties

Hua Yuan's responsibilities cover:

- Development and reform (energy and prices);

- Emergency management and comprehensive population management;

- Taxation and statistical surveys;

- National defense mobilization;

- Development of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, including the Lin-gang Special Area;

- Integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta region;

- Handling suggestions and proposals, and government transparency;

- Government services;

- People's armed forces affairs.

Hua Yuan also assists in overseeing finance and auditing work.

Hua Yuan supervises the following government departments:

- Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission (Shanghai Municipal Price Bureau)

- Shanghai Food and Strategic Reserves Administration

- Shanghai Emergency Management Bureau

- Shanghai Municipal Tax Service, State Taxation Administration

- Shanghai Municipal Statistics Bureau

- Shanghai Municipal National Defense Mobilization Office (Shanghai Municipal Civil Air Defense Office)

Hua Yuan assists in overseeing the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Finance and the Shanghai Municipal Audit Bureau and maintains communication with the Shanghai Administration Institute and the armed forces (the People's Armed Police Force).