China Vitae

Biography Highlight

Hu Jintao, male, Han nationality, is a native of Jixi, Anhui Province. He was born in December 1942. Hu joined the CPC in April 1964 and entered the workforce in July 1965. He graduated from the Water Conservancy Engineering Department of Tsinghua University, where he specialized in the study of hub hydropower stations. As a university graduate, he holds the title of Engineer.

Recent Career Data

2007—	General Secretary, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro, Standing Committee
2007—	Chairman, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission
2005—	Chairman, Central Military Commission of the PRC
2004—2007	Chairman, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission (Jiang Zemin resigned as chairman September 2004)
2003—	President, People's Government People's Republic of China
2002—2005	Vice-Chairman, Central Military Commission of the PRC
2002—2007	Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro, Standing Committee
2002—2007	Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee

Recent Travel & Appearances

11/18/08	Hu Jintao visited Fidel Castro, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba.
11/18/08	Hu Jintao held talks with Cuban leader Raul Castro.
11/17/08	Hu Jintao met with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias.
11/16/08	Hu Jintao met with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
11/15/08	Hu Jintao met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during their meeting on the sidelines of the summit meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20) on financial markets and the world economy.