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Xi Jinping -- Vice President of People's Republic of China
(Xinhua) Updated: 2008-03-15 16:57
The following is the biographical sketch of Xi Jinping, who was elected vice president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Saturday: Male, ethnic Han, born in June 1953, native of Fuping, Shaanxi Province. Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in January 1974 and began working in January 1969. Graduated from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of Tsinghua University, majoring in Marxist theory and ideological education. With an on-the-job postgraduate education. Doctor of Laws (LLD). Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, vice president of PRC and president of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee. 1969-1975 Worked as an educated youth sent to the countryside at Liangjiahe Brigade, Wen'anyi Commune, Yanchuan County, Shaanxi Province, and served as Party branch secretary 1975-1979 Student of basic organic synthesis at the Chemical Engineering Department of Tsinghua University 1979-1982 Secretary at the General Office of the State Council and the General Office of the Central Military Commission (as an officer in active service) 1982-1983 Deputy secretary of the CPC Zhengding County Committee, Hebei Province 1983-1985 Secretary of the CPC Zhengding County Committee, Hebei Province 1985-1988 Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and vice mayor of Xiamen, Fujian Province 1988-1990 Secretary of the CPC Ningde Prefectural Committee, Fujian Province 1990-1993 Secretary of the CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Fuzhou Municipal People's Congress, Fujian Province 1993-1995 Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee, secretary of the CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Fuzhou Municipal People's Congress 1995-1996 Deputy secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee, secretary of the CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Fuzhou Municipal People's Congress 1996-1999 Deputy secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee 1999-2000 Deputy secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and acting governor of Fujian Province 2000-2002 Deputy secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and governor of Fujian Province (1998-2002 Studied Marxist theory and ideological education in an on-the-job postgraduate program at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of Tsinghua University and graduated with an LLD degree) 2002-2002 Deputy secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and acting governor of Zhejiang Province 2002-2003 Secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and acting governor of Zhejiang Province 2003-2007 Secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress 2007-2007 Secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee 2007-2008 Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and president of Party School of the CPC Central Committee 2008- Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, vice president of PRC and president of Party School of the CPC Central Committee Alternate member of the 15th CPC Central Committee, member of the 16th and 17th CPC Central Committees, and member of the Political Bureau of the 17th CPC Central Committee, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 17th CPC Central Committee and member of the Secretariat of the 17th CPC Central Committee. Elected vice president of PRC at the First Session of the 11th National People's Congress. |
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