China Vitae : Biography of Gan Ziyu

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: 4/17/2003
Career Data Updated: 3/22/2007

Gan Ziyu 甘子玉

Standing Committee Member of the 9th NPC, Chairman of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the 9th NPC

Born: 1929

Birthplace: Guangdong Province, Xinyi

Biography

Gan Ziyu, male, Han nationality, is a native of Xinyi, Guangdong Province. He was born in 1929 and graduated from Wuhan University in 1967.

Initially, Gan worked as an engineer and division chief at the Ministry of Heavy Industry and the 1st Ministry of Machine-Building. In the 1970s, Gan held numerous positions with state committees. He also served as a part-time professor at Beijing University, teaching at the Management Science Center.

In the 1990s, Gan was involved with the return of Hong Kong to the Chinese government. He was a member of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong SAR. In 1997, he attended the Hong Kong handover ceremony as a member of the Chinese government delegation.

Gan is the author of "Charts of Cosmic Theory-Cosmic Pictures from Elementary Particles to Metagalaxies" and the translator of "Cybernetics Made Easy" as well as "Computer and Human Brain."

He became a member of the Standing Committee of the 9th NPC in 1998.

Career Data

1998—2003	Chairman, 9th Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the NPC
1998—2003	Member, 9th Standing Committee of the NPC
1997	(Member, Chinese Government Delegation, Hong Kong Handover Ceremony)
1995—1997	Member, Hong Kong SAR Preparatory Committee
1993—????	Deputy Director, State Committee for Drafting National Defense Law
1993—????	Member, Hong Kong SAR Preparatory Committee, Preliminary Work Committee
1992—????	Member, CPC, Central Committee, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
	Professor, Beijing University, Management Science Center Beijing Municipality
	Deputy Director, State Administration Commission on Foreign Investment
	Deputy Director, State Administration Commission on Import and Export Affairs
1978—????	Vice-Minister, National Development and Reform Commission
	President, China Association for the Peaceful Use of Military Industrial Technology
	Deputy Director, State Administration Commission on Import and Export Affairs, General Office
1975—????	Deputy Chief, National Development and Reform Commission, Planning Group
1956—1958	Secretary, State Science and Technology Commission, Chairman's Office
1953	Joined, CPC
1952—1956	Division Chief, Ministry of Heavy Industry
1952—1956	Engineer, Ministry of Heavy Industry
1952—1956	Division Chief, First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry
1952—1956	Engineer, First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry
1949	Graduate, Zhongshan University, Electrical Engineering Department Guangdong Province, Zhongshan City