China Vitae : Biography of Sun Jiazheng

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: 4/18/2008
Career Data Updated: 4/18/2008

Sun Jiazheng 孙家正

Vice-Chairman, 11th CPPCC, National Committee

Born: 1944

Birthplace: Jiangsu Province, Siyang County

Biography

Sun Jiazheng, male, Han nationality, is a native of Siyang, Jiangsu Province. He was born in 1944, joined the CPC in 1966 and graduated from Nanjing University.

All of Sun's provincial experience was in Jiangsu province, his birth place. In the mid-1980's Sun held Party positions in the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee. In 1989 he became head of its publicity department and in 1994 he moved to Beijing to become minister of Radio, Film and Television. In 1998 he became minister of Culture.

Sun Jiazheng was an alternate member of the 12th-14th CPC Central Committees, and member of the 15th-16th CPC Central Committees. He is now Vice-Chairman of the 11th National Committee of the CPPCC.

Career Data

2008—	Vice-Chairman, 11th CPPCC, National Committee	§
2002—2007	Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
1998—2008	Minister, Ministry of Culture
1997—2002	Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee
1994—1998	Minister, Ministry of Radio, Film and Television
1992—1997	Alternate Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee
1987—1992	Alternate Member, 13th CPC, Central Committee
1986—1994	Deputy Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Jiangsu Province
1985—1989	Head, CPC, Provincial Committee, Publicity Department Jiangsu Province
1984—1985	Secretary, CPC, City Committee Jiangsu Province, Xuzhou City
1983—1984	Secretary-General, CPC, Provincial Committee Jiangsu Province
1983—1986	Member, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Jiangsu Province
1982—1987	Alternate Member, 12th CPC, Central Committee
1978—1983	Secretary, CYLC, Provincial-Level Jiangsu Province
1978—1983	Secretary, CYLC, City-Level Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City
1975—1978	Vice-Chairman, Cultural Revolution, Revolutionary Committee Jilin Province, Liuhe County
1975—1978	Member, CPC, County Committee, Standing Committee Jilin Province, Liuhe County
1971—1975	Secretary, Ma'an Commune CPC, Party Committee Jilin Province, Liuhe County
1971—1975	Deputy Head, Chinese People's Armed Police Force Fanji Commune
1971—1975	Deputy Head, Cultural Revolution, Revolutionary Committee, Work Group Jilin Province, Liuhe County
1971—1975	Secretary, CYLC, County-Level Jilin Province, Liuhe County
	Cultural Revolution, Sent to do manual labor Jilin Province, Liuhe County
1968—1971	Worker, Cultural Revolution, May 7th Cadre School Jilin Province, Liuhe County
1968	Graduate, Nanjing University, Chinese Language Department Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City
1966	Joined, CPC

Recent Travel & Appearances

20 Dec 11	TRAVEL	Was in Beijing Municipality Senior Chinese political advisor meets Turkish guests
19 Oct 11	TRAVEL	Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • H.E. U Hla Thein Swe (Member of the Party's Executive Committee) Sun Jiazheng meets Myanmar guests
27 Sep 11	TRAVEL	Travelled to Shandong Province, Weifang City Chinese political advisor urges closer ties with W. Asian, African countries
27 Sep 11	TRAVEL	Travelled to Shandong Province, Weifang City Sun Jiazheng urges closer ties with W. Asian, African countries
21 Jul 11	TRAVEL	Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Nicos Ioannou (Member of the Progressive Party for the Working People of Cyprus) Senior Chinese political advisor meets ruling party delegation from Cyprus
21 Jul 11	TRAVEL	Was in Beijing Municipality Sun Jiazheng meets ruling party delegation from Cyprus
23 Jun 10	APPEARANCE	Jia Qinglin presided over the 10th session of the Standing Committee of the 11th CPPCC National Committee.
25 May 10	APPEARANCE	Jia Qinglin presided over the 27th meeting of chairpersons of the 11th CPPCC National Committee.
20 May 10	TRAVEL	Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Thi Doan Nguyen (Vice-President of Vietnam) Xi Jinping met with foreign female participants of the 2010 Global Summit of Women.
06 Apr 10	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao delivered a keynote speech at a conference, which is held to conclude a nationwide campaign of studying and implementing the Scientific Outlook on Development.