Biographies of Standing Committee members

Politburo Standing Committee member of the CPC Central Committee

Wu Bangguo, male, ethnic Han, native of Feidong, Anhui Province, born in July 1941. Joined the CPC in April 1964 and began working in September 1966. Graduated from the Department of Radio and Electronics of Tsinghua University, majoring in electronic vacuum devices. Engineer.

Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, chairman of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group.

1960-67: Student majoring in electronic vacuum devices at the Department of Radio and Electronics, Tsinghua University;

1967-76: Worker and technician of Shanghai No 3 Electronic Tube Factory, deputy chief and chief of its technical section;

1976-78: Deputy secretary of the Party committee, deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee, deputy factory director, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and factory director of Shanghai No 3 Electronic Tube Factory;

1978-79: Deputy manager of Shanghai Electronic Components Company;

1979-81: Deputy manager of Shanghai Electronic Vacuum Devices Company;

1981-83: Deputy secretary of the Party committee of Shanghai Meters and Telecommunications Bureau;

1983-85: Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee and concurrently secretary of the CPC Municipal Committee in charge of science and technology;

1985-91: Deputy secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee;

1991-92: Secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee;

1992-94: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee;

1994-95: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee;

1995-97: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and vice-premier of the State Council;

1997-98: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice-premier of the State Council;

1998-99: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, vice-premier of the State Council, and secretary of the Central Large Enterprises Work Committee;

1999-2002: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, vice-premier of the State Council, member of its Leading Party Members' Group, and secretary of the Central Large Enterprises Work Committee;

2002-03: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, vice-premier of the State Council, member of its Leading Party Members' Group, and secretary of the Central Large Enterprises Work Committee;

2003-present: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, chairman of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group;

Alternate member of the 12th and 13th CPC Central Committees, member of the 14th through 17th CPC central committees, member of the Political Bureau of the 14th CPC Central Committee, co-opted as member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 14th CPC Central Committee, member of the Political Bureau of the 15th CPC Central Committee, member of the Political Bureaus of the 16th and 17th CPC central committees and member of their standing committees and chairman of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress.

Politburo Standing Committee member of the CPC Central Committee

Wen Jiabao, male, ethnic Han, native of Tianjin, born in September 1942. Joined the CPC in April 1965 and began working in September 1967. Graduated from the Beijing Institute of Geology, majoring in geological structure. With a postgraduate education. Engineer.

Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, premier of the State Council and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group.

1960-65: Student majoring in geological surveying and prospecting of No 1 Department of Geology and Minerals at Beijing Institute of Geology;

1965-68: Postgraduate majoring in geological structure at Beijing Institute of Geology;

1968-78: Technician and political instructor of the Geomechanics Team under Gansu Provincial Geological Bureau and head of its political section;

1978-79: Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Geomechanics Team under Gansu Provincial Geological Bureau and deputy head of the team;

1979-81: Deputy director and engineer of Gansu Provincial Geological Bureau;

1981-82: Deputy director-general of Gansu Provincial Geological Bureau;

1982-83: Director-general of the Policy and Law Research Office of the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources and member of its Leading Party Members' Group;

1983-85: Vice-minister of Geology and Mineral Resources, member and deputy secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group and director-general of its Political Department;

1985-86: Deputy director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee;

1986-87 Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee;

1987-92: Alternate member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and concurrently director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Work Committee of Departments under the CPC Central Committee;

1992-93: Alternate member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Work Committee of Departments under the CPC Central Committee;

1993-97: Alternate member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee;

1997-98: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee;

1998-2002: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, vice-premier of the State Council, member of its Leading Party Members' Group and secretary of the Financial Work Committee of the CPC Central Committee;

2002-03: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, vice-premier of the State Council, member of its Leading Party Members' Group and secretary of the Financial Work Committee of the CPC Central Committee;

2003-present: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, premier of the State Council and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group;

Member of the 13th through 17th CPC Central Committees, alternate member of the Secretariat of the 13th CPC Central Committee, alternate member of the Political Bureau of the 14th CPC Central Committee and member of the Secretariat of the 14th CPC Central Committee, member of the Political Bureau of the 15th CPC Central Committee and member of the Secretariat of the 15th CPC Central Committee, and member and standing committee member of the political bureaus of the 16th and 17th CPC central committees.

Politburo Standing Committee member of the CPC Central Committee

Jia Qinglin, male, ethnic Han, native of Botou, Hebei Province, born in March 1940. Joined the CPC in December 1959 and began working in October 1962. Graduated from the Department of Electric Power of Hebei Engineering College, majoring in electric motor and appliance design and manufacturing. Senior engineer.

Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, chairman of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group.

1956-58: Student majoring in industrial enterprise planning in Shijiazhuang Industrial Management School;

1958-62: Student majoring in electric motor and appliance design and manufacturing of the Department of Electric Power of Hebei Engineering College;

1962-69: Technician of the Complete Plant Bureau of the First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry and deputy secretary of its Youth League committee;

1969-71: Sent to do manual labor in the May 7th Cadre School of the First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry in Fengxin County, Jiangxi Province;

1971-73: Technician of the Policy Research Office of the General Office of the First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry;

1973-78: Chief of the Product Management Bureau of the First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry;

1978-83: General manager of China National Machinery and Equipment Import and Export Corporation;

1983-85: Director of Taiyuan Heavy Machinery Plant and secretary of its Party committee;

1985-86: Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and its deputy secretary;

1986-88: Deputy secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and head of the Organization Department of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee;

1988-90: Deputy secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee, president of the Party School of the CPC Provincial Committee and secretary of the Work Committee of Departments under the CPC Provincial Committee;

1990-91: Deputy secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and acting governor of Fujian Province;

1991-93: Deputy secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and governor of Fujian Province;

1993-94: Secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and governor of Fujian Province;

1994-96: Secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial People's Congress;

1996-97: Deputy secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, acting mayor and mayor of Beijing;

1997-99: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee and mayor of Beijing;

1999-2002: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee;

2002-03: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee;

2003-present: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, chairman of the 10th National Committee of CPPCC and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group;

Member of the 14th through 17th CPC Central Committees, member of the Political Bureau of the 15th CPC Central Committee, member and standing committee member of the political bureaus of the 16th and 17th CPC central committees and chairman of the 10th National Committee of CPPCC.

Politburo Standing Committee member of the CPC Central Committee

Li Changchun, male, ethnic Han, native of Dalian, Liaoning Province, born in February 1944. Joined the CPC in September 1965 and began working in September 1966. Graduated from the Department of Electric Machinery of Harbin Institute of Technology, majoring in industrial enterprise automation. Engineer.

Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

1961-66: Student majoring in industrial enterprise automation of the Department of Electric Machinery of Harbin Institute of Technology;

1966-68: Stayed at Harbin Institute of Technology awaiting job assignment;

1968-75: Technician of Shenyang Switchgear Plant in Liaoning Province;

1975-80: Vice-chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of Shenyang Electrical Equipment Company in Liaoning Province, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Committee of the company, and deputy manager and manager of Shenyang Electrical Control Equipment Company and deputy secretary of the company's CPC committee;

1980-81: Deputy director of Shenyang Bureau of Mechanical and Electrical Industry and deputy secretary of the bureau's CPC committee;

1981-82: Deputy secretary-general of the Shenyang Municipal Committee of the CPC in Liaoning Province;

1982-83: Vice-mayor of Shenyang, Liaoning Province and chairman of the Shenyang Municipal Economic Committee;

1983-85: Secretary of the Shenyang Municipal Committee of the CPC in Liaoning Province and mayor of Shenyang;

1985-86: Deputy secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee and secretary of the CPC Shenyang Municipal Committee;

1986-87: Deputy secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee and acting governor of Liaoning Province;

1987-90: Deputy secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee and governor of Liaoning Province;

1990-91: Deputy secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee and acting governor of Henan Province;

1991-92: Deputy secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee and governor of Henan Province;

1992-93: Secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee;

1993-97: Secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial People's Congress;

1997-98: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial People's Congress;

1998-2002: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee;

2002-present: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee;

Alternate member of the 12th CPC Central Committee and member of the 13th through 17th CPC central committees, member of the Political Bureau of the 15th CPC Central Committee, member and standing committee member of the Political Bureaus of the 16th and 17th CPC central committees.

Politburo Standing Committee member of the CPC Central Committee

Xi Jinping, male, ethnic Han, native of Fuping, Shaanxi Province, born in June 1953. Joined the 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. LLD.

Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee.

1969-75: 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;

1975-79: Student of basic organic synthesis at the Chemical Engineering Department of Tsinghua University;

1979-82: Secretary at the General Office of the State Council and the General Office of the Central Military Commission (as an officer in active service);

1982-83: Deputy secretary of the CPC Zhengding County Committee, Hebei Province;

1983-85: Secretary of the CPC Zhengding County Committee, Hebei Province;

1985-88: Member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and vice-mayor of Xiamen, Fujian Province;

1988-90: Secretary of the CPC Ningde Prefectural Committee, Fujian Province;

1990-93: Secretary of the CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Fuzhou Municipal People's Congress, Fujian Province;

1993-95: 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;

1995-96: 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;

1996-99: Deputy secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee;

1999-2000: Deputy secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and acting governor of Fujian Province;

2000-02: 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)

2002-02: Deputy secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and acting governor of Zhejiang Province;

2002-03: Secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and acting governor of Zhejiang Province;

2003-07: Secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress;

March 2007-present: Secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee;

October 2007-present: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee;

Alternate member of the 15th CPC Central Committee and members of the 16th and 17th CPC central committees, member of the political bureau and its standing committee and member of the Secretariat of the 17th CPC Central Committee.

Politburo Standing Committee member of the CPC Central Committee

Li Keqiang, male, ethnic Han, native of Dingyuan, Anhui Province, born in July 1955. Joined the CPC in May 1976 and began working in March 1974. Graduated from the School of Economics of Peking University, majoring in economics. With on-the-job postgraduate education. Doctor of Economics.

Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial People's Congress.

1974-76: Secondary school graduate sent to work at Dongling Brigade, Damiao Commune, Fengyang County, Anhui Province;

1976-78: Party branch secretary of Damiao Brigade, Damiao Commune, Fengyang County, Anhui Province;

1978-82: Student of the Department of Law and leading member of the Student Union of Peking University;

1982-83: Secretary of the Youth League committee of Peking University;

1983-85: Director-general of the School Department of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) Central Committee and concurrently secretary-general of the All-China Students' Federation, Alternate member of the Secretariat of the CYLC Central Committee;

1985-93: Member of the Secretariat of the CYLC Central Committee and vice-chairman of the All-China Youth Federation (September-November 1991: Studied at the Party School of CPC Central Committee);

1993-98: First secretary of the Secretariat of the CYLC Central Committee and concurrently president of the China Youth Political College (1988-94: Obtained MA and doctorate of economics after attending the on-the-job postgraduate program on economics at the School of Economics of Peking University);

1998-99: Deputy secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee and acting governor of Henan Province;

1999-2002: Deputy secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee and governor of Henan Province;

2002-03: Secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee and governor of Henan Province;

2003-04: Secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial People's Congress;

2004-05: Secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee;

2005-07: Secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial People's Congress;

2007-present: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial People's Congress.

Member of the 15th, 16th and 17th CPC central committees, member of the Political Bureau and its Standing Committee of the 17th CPC Central Committee and member of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National People's Congress.

Politburo Standing Committee member of the CPC Central Committee He Guoqiang, male, ethnic Han, native of Xiangxiang, Hunan Province, born in October 1943. Joined the CPC in January 1966 and began working in September 1966. Graduated from Inorganic Chemical Engineering Department, Beijing Institute of Chemical Engineering, majoring in inorganic engineering. With a university education. Senior engineer.

Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.

1961-66: Student of inorganic engineering at Inorganic Chemical Engineering Department, Beijing Institute of Chemical Engineering;

1966-67: Stayed at the Institute waiting for job assignment;

1967-78: Technician, director and Party branch secretary of the synthesizing workshop of Lu'nan Chemical Fertilizer Plant, Shandong Province;

1978-80: Deputy director and deputy chief engineer of Lu'nan Chemical Fertilizer Plant, Shandong Province;

1980-82: Director of the Control Office, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Industry, Shandong Province;

1982-84: Deputy director-general, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Industry, Shandong Province;

1984-86: Director-general, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Industry, Shandong Province;

1986-87: Member of the Standing Committee of Shandong Provincial Party Committee, and deputy secretary of the Ji'nan Municipal Party Committee;

1987-91: Member of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee, and secretary of the Ji'nan Municipal Party Committee;

1991-96: Vice-minister of the Ministry of Chemical Industry, and deputy secretary of the Ministry's Leading Party Members' Group;

1996-97: Deputy secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee and acting governor of Fujian Province;

1997-99: Deputy secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, and governor of Fujian Province;

1999-2002: Secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee;

2002-07: Member of the Political Bureau and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee;

2007-present: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.

Alternate member of the 12th, 13th and 14th CPC Central Committees, member of the 15th, 16th and 17th CPC Central Committees, member of the Political Bureau and Secretariat of the 16th CPC Central Committee, member of the Political Bureau of the 17th CPC Central Committee and member of its Standing Committee. Member of the Standing Committee and secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Zhou Yongkang

Politburo Standing Committee member of the CPC Central Committee

Zhou Yongkang, male, ethnic Han, native of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, born in December 1942. Joined the CPC in November 1964 and began working in September 1966. Graduated from the Exploration Department, Beijing Petroleum Institute, majoring in geophysical exploration. Senior engineer with a rank equivalent to professor.

Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, State Councilor and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the State Council, deputy secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee of the CPC Central Committee, and minister and Party secretary of the Ministry of Public Security.

1961-66: Student of geophysical exploration at the Exploration Department, Beijing Petroleum Institute;

1966-67: Stayed at the Institute waiting for job assignment;

1967-70: Intern, technician of the geological survey team of No. 673 Factory, Daqing Oilfield;

1970-73: Technician, Party branch secretary and brigade leader of the regional office, Geological Survey Regiment, Liaohe Oil Exploration Campaign Headquarters;

1973-76: Director, Geophysical Exploration Division, Liaohe Oil Exploration Bureau (LOEB);

1976-79: Deputy director, Political Department, LOEB;

1979-83: Deputy director general of LOEB and concurrently Party secretary of LOEB Drilling Headquarters, Party secretary and concurrently commander of LOEB Geophysical Exploration Headquarters;

1983-85: Director-general and deputy Party secretary of LOEB, and deputy Party secretary and mayor of Panjin, Liaoning Province;

1985-88: Vice-minister of the Ministry of Petroleum Industry and member of the Ministry's Leading Party Members' Group;

1988-96: Deputy general manager and deputy secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of China National Petroleum and Natural Gas Corporation (1989-90: concurrently commander of Tarim Oil Exploration Campaign Headquarters and secretary of its provisional Party committee; and Party secretary and director general of Shengli Petroleum Administration, and Party secretary of Dongying, Shandong Province);

1996-98: General manager of China National Petroleum and Natural Gas Corporation and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group;

1998-99: Minister of the Ministry of Land and Resources and secretary of the Ministry's Leading Party Members' Group;

1999-2002: Secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee;

2002-03: Member of the Political Bureau and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, deputy secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee of the CPC Central Committee, and minister and Party secretary of the Ministry of Public Security;

2003-07: Member of the Political Bureau and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, State Councilor and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the State Council, deputy secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee of the CPC Central Committee, and minister and Party secretary of the Ministry of Public Security;

2007-present: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, State Councilor and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the State Council, deputy secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee of the CPC Central Committee, and minister and Party secretary of the Ministry of Public Security.

Alternate member of the Fourteenth CPC Central Committee, member of the 15th, 16th and 17th CPC Central Committees, member of the Political Bureau and member of the Secretariat of the 16th CPC Central Committee, member of the Political Bureau of the 17th CPC Central Committee and its Standing Committee.

(China Daily 10/23/2007 page6)