China Vitae : Biography of Chen Yaobang

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: 6/27/2003
Career Data Updated: 6/27/2007

Chen Yaobang 陈耀邦

Former Minister of Agriculture

Born: 1935

Birthplace: Guangdong Province, Panyu

Biography

Chen Yaobang, Member of the 15th CPC Central Committee, Minister of Agriculture
Born: 1935, Panyu, Guangdong Province

Chen Yaobang, male, Han nationality, is a native of Panyu, Guangdong Province. He was born in 1935, graduated from China Agricultural College and joined the CPC in 1982.

Chen spent over 30 years in the agriculture industry. He began as an assistant at the Central China Agricultural College. In 1979, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture where he served in different management roles. He also held leadership positions in the Party in Wuxi. He later became a vice-minister in the Ministry of Agriculture. In 1997, he was named Minister of the Ministry of Forestry.

Chen was a delegate to the 13th and 14th CPC National Congresses and a member of the Subcommittee of Science and Technology of the 8th CPPCC National Committee.

Career Data

1998—2003	Minister, Ministry of Agriculture
	Deputy Director, Afforestation Committee Beijing Municipality
1997—2002	Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee
1997—????	Vice-President, China Mining Industry Association
1997—1998	Minister, Ministry of Forestry
1995—????	Deputy Director, National Committee on Mineral Reserves
	Deputy Chief, State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters
	Deputy Head, State Leading Group for Poverty Relief and Development
	Deputy Director, National Afforestation Committee
1993—1998	Vice-Minister, National Development and Reform Commission
1993—1998	Member, CPPCC, National Committee, Science and Technology Subcommittee
1992—1997	Delegate, 14th CPC, National Congress
1991—????	President, China Association for Agrotechnical Popularization
1988—1993	Vice-Minister, Ministry of Agriculture
1987—1992	Delegate, 13th CPC, National Congress
1986—1988	Vice-Minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Bureau, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries
1984—1986	Deputy Secretary, CPC, City Committee Jiangsu Province, Wuxi City
1982—1984	Deputy Director, Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Bureau, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries
1982	Joined, CPC
1979—1982	Deputy Chief, Ministry of Agriculture, Division of Cash Crops Bureau
1969—1972	Worker, Cultural Revolution, May 7th Cadre School
1966	Graduate, Central China Agricultural College Hubei Province, Wuhan City (Received Graduate Degree in Plant Pathology and Antibiotics for Farming)
1966—1969	Technician, (Agriculture Plant Quarantine Laboratory)
1957—1962	Assistant, Central China Agricultural College Hubei Province, Wuhan City
1957	Graduate, Central China Agricultural College Hubei Province, Wuhan City (Plant Protection Specialty)
1953—1957	Student, Huazhong Agricultural University
1950—1953	Student, Zhongkai Agricultural Technology Institute Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City