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
Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 8/6/2008
Career Data Updated: 3/16/2008
Xi Jinping 习近平
Vice-President, People's Government, People's Republic of China; Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro, Standing Committee; President, CPC, Central Committee, Central Party School
Born: 1953
Birthplace: Shaanxi Province, Fuping
Biography Highlight
Xi Jinping, male, Han nationality, is a native of Fuping, Shaanxi Province. He was born in 1953, joined the CYLC in 1971 and joined the CPC in 1974.Recent Career Data
| 2008— | Vice-President, People's Government People's Republic of China | |
| 2007— | President, CPC, Central Committee, Central Party School | |
| 2007— | Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro | |
| 2007— | Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro, Standing Committee | |
| 2007— | Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 2007—2007 | Secretary, CPC, Municipal Committee Shanghai Municipality | |
| 2003—2007 | Chairman, Provincial People's Congress, Standing Committee Zhejiang Province | |
| 2002—2007 | Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 2002—2007 | Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Zhejiang Province | |
| 2002—2002 | Deputy Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Zhejiang Province |
Recent Travel & Appearances
| 12/01/08 | Xi Jinping met with Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnamese People's Army Nguyen Khac Nghien. |
| 11/12/08 | Xi Jinping and Yang Jiechi met with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev. |
| 11/05/08 | Xi Jinping extended congratulations to Joe Biden on his election as Vice President of the United States. |
| 10/25/08 | Xi Jinping met with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Jan Peter Balkenende. |
| 10/17/08 | Xi Jinping met with Patrick Devedjian, general secretary of French Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). |
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