China Vitae : Biography of Chen Lei

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

XINHUA Online (China View)

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 11/12/2007
Career Data Updated: 3/10/2010

Chen Lei 陈雷

Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee; Minister, Ministry of Water Resources

Born: 1954

Birthplace: Beijing Municipality

Recent Travel & Appearances

08 Nov 11	APPEARANCE	More Chinese counties to get irrigation improvements
19 Jun 11	APPEARANCE	China in crucial moment in flood control, says minister
23 May 11	TRAVEL	Travelled to Jilin Province, Changchun City China to spend almost four times as much on water conservancy over next 10 years: official
18 Feb 11	APPEARANCE	Chinese official: South-to-north water diversion project helps relieve drought
30 Jan 11	APPEARANCE	China to launch strict water protection measures, fight shortages: minister Chen Lei
21 Jul 10	APPEARANCE	Wen Jiabao presided over the executive meeting of the State Council.
05 Jan 10	APPEARANCE	Hui Liangyu called for greater efforts to fight droughts and flood disasters, and especially the disasters brought by the recent cold snap.
18 Sep 09	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao and topleaders attended the Fourth Plenary Session of the 17th Communist Party of China Central Committee.
18 Sep 09	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao and topleaders attended the Fourth Plenary Session of the 17th Communist Party of China Central Committee.
21 Mar 09	TRAVEL	Travelled to Turkey, Istanbul and met with the following: • Loic Fauchon (President of the World Water Council) Chen Lei met with Loic Fauchon, President of the World Water Council (WWC).