Mr. Xie is China’s Special Representative for Climate Change Affairs (Minister Level).From 1982 to 1990, he worked in the National Environmental Protection Agency. In 1998, he was appointed Minister of the State Environmental Protection Administration, and Vice President of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED). In December 2006, Mr. Xie was appointed Vice Chairman (Minister Level) of the National Development and Reform Commission. Mr. Xie holds a Master's Degree of Law from the Department of Environmental Laws. He was elected as member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China at its 15th and 17th session, member of the Central Committee of the CPC at its 16th and 18th session.Mr. Xie received the UNEP Sasakawa Environment Prize, Global Leadership Award, Special Green Award, and Energy Efficiency Visionary Award. He was also elected Director-General of the Chinese Society for Environment Sciences for the fourth Session, and honorary Director-General for the fifth and sixth sessions successively.