On 28 September 2019, former Everbright Bank Governor Ge Haijiao (葛海蛟) was appointed Hebei Vice Governor. Ge spent a major portion of his career in Agricultural Bank of China (ABC), and was only confirmed as Everbright Bank Governor by CBIRC in January 2019. Hebei has been lacking a vice governor since former vice governor Li Qian (李谦) was ousted in August 2019.