Xue Muqiao

Xue Muqiao (Chinese: 薛暮桥; pinyin: Xuē Mùqiáo; October 25, 1904 - July 22, 2005) was a Chinese economist. He was instrumental in introducing and implementing economic reforms that transformed China into a market economy.

Xue was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province as Xue Yulin (薛雨林). He served as the director of National Bureau of Statistics of China in 1950's. He was a fellow of Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2005, Xue received the first Outstanding Achievement Award of Economics in China.