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Gao Siren, male, is a native of Qingdao, Shandong province. He was born in 1944, joined the CPC in 1972, and graduated from the Hefei University of Technology. Gao is a postgraduate and engineer. Gao began his career at the Dabao Hill Mine in Guangdong province, where he was a member of the CPC Commission for Discipline Inspection until 1981. He has also held leading posts in the Shaoguan City CPC Committee, and served as mayor there in 1991.

Recent Career Data

2008—	Chairman, 11th Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the NPC
2002—2007	Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2002—	Director, Central People's Government, Liaison Office Hong Kong SAR
2000—2002	Deputy Director, Central People's Government, Liaison Office Hong Kong SAR
1999—2000	Vice-President, Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong Branch Hong Kong SAR
1998—1999	Deputy Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Guangdong Province
1997—2002	Alternate Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee
1993—1998	Member, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Guangdong Province
1992—1997	Alternate Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee
1991—1998	Secretary, CPC, City Committee Guangdong Province, Guangzhou City