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Zou Jiahua, male, Han nationality, was born in Shanghai in 1926. His father, Zou Taofen, was a well-known intellectual in the 1930s. Zou Jiahua joined the New 4th Route Army in 1944 and joined the Party in 1945. He studied in the Soviet Union, and, upon his return to China in 1955, worked as an engineer in Liaoning Province, after which he was assigned to the 1st Ministry of Machine Building.

Recent Career Data

1999	Member, Macao SAR Preparatory Committee, Government Delegation, Macao Hand-Over Ceremony
1998—2003	Vice-Chairman, 9th NPC
1997—2002	Delegate, 15th CPC, National Congress
1996—????	Director, National Committee on Natural Resources
1996—????	Head, State Leading Group for Information
1993—1998	Member, 8th NPC
1992—1997	Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro
1992—1997	Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee
1991—1998	Vice-Premier, State Council
1989—1991	Head, State Development and Reform Commission