He Lifeng, male, Han ethnicity, was born in February 1955 and is from Xingning, Guangdong Province. He began his first job in August 1973 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in June 1981. He graduated from Department of Public Finance and Economics, Xiamen University where he completed a graduate program in public finance. He holds a Doctor of Economics degree.
He is currently a member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, Vice Chairman and Leading Party Members Group member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Director and Leading Party Members Group Secretary of the National Development and Reform Commission.