Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 6/30/2003
Career Data Updated: 3/26/2006
Yan Hongchen 阎洪臣
Vice Chairman of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party, Vice Chairman of the 8th CPPCC Jilin Provincial Committee
Born: 1934
Birthplace: Shandong Province, Yishui County
Biography Highlight
Yan Hongchen, male, Han nationality, is a native of Yishui, Shandong province. He learned medicine from his father in Dehui County, Jilin province, and graduated from Changchun College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1959. He went on to teach at the college for several years, specializing in internal medicine. Yan has been an honorary professor at a prestigious institute in Hong Kong, and he has advised an American company on traditional Chinese medicine. Yan is an expert in internal medicine, gynecology, acupuncture and moxibustion treatment.Recent Career Data
| 1998—2003 | Member, 9th CPPCC, National Committee, Standing Committee | |
| 1997— | Vice-Chairman, 12th Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, Central Committee | |
| 1993—1998 | Vice-Chairman, CPPCC, Provincial Committee Jilin Province | |
| 1988—1993 | Deputy, 7th NPC | |
| 1983 | Joined, Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party |
