China Vitae : Biography of Zhu Rongji

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: 5/23/2003
Career Data Updated: 5/24/2010

Zhu Rongji 朱镕基

Former Premier of the State Council, Politboro Standing Committee Member of the 15th CPC Central Committee

Born: 1928

Birthplace: Hunan Province, Changsha City

Biography

Zhu Rongji, male, Han nationality, was born in 1928 in Changsha, Hunan Province. He attended middle school there, and then went to Qinghua University where he majored in electrical engineering. Zhu worked in the State Planning Commission from 1952 to 1969, and from 1970 to 1975 he was assigned to a "May 7th Cadre School" during the Cultural Revolution. He then worked in the petroleum industry before being assigned to the State Economic Commission in 1979, where he served as vice-minister from 1983 to 1987.

Zhu was appointed mayor of Shanghai in 1987 and oversaw the economic development of that city, including transformation of the Pudong District into a thriving economic zone. He was appointed vice-premier of the State Council in 1991 and served concurrently as governor of the central bank. Zhu became premier in March 1998. His administration has been characterized by efforts to reform state enterprises and control inflation.

Zhu has been a Politboro standing committee member since 1993. He became head of the State Steering Group on Science, Technology and Education in 1998, and, in 1997, he became chairman of the State Council Three Gorges Project Construction Committee.

Career Data

1999	Member, Macao SAR Preparatory Committee, Government Delegation, Macao Hand-Over Ceremony
1998—????	Chairman, Three Gorges Project Construction Committee
1998—2003	Premier, State Council
1998—????	Head, State Steering Group of Science, Technology and Education
1997—2002	Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo
1997—2002	Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee
1997—2002	Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo, Standing Committee
1993—1995	Governor, People's Bank of China
1992—1997	Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee
1992—1997	Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo
1992—1997	Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo, Standing Committee
1991—1998	Vice-Premier, State Council
1991—1992	Director, Production Office of the State Council
1991—1993	Director, State Economic and Trade Office
1987—1991	Secretary, CPC, Municipal Committee Shanghai Municipality
1987—1992	Alternate Member, 13th CPC, Central Committee
1987—1991	Deputy Secretary, CPC, Municipal Committee Shanghai Municipality
1987—1991	Mayor, People's Government Shanghai Municipality
1983—1987	Vice-Minister, State Economic Commission
1982—1983	Member, State Economic Commission
1979—1982	Division Chief, State Economic Commission
1975—1979	Deputy Chief Engineer, Ministry of Petroleum Industry, Pipeline Bureau
1975—1979	Director, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Industrial Economics Research Institute
1970—1975	Worker, Cultural Revolution, May 7th Cadre School
1958—1969	Engineer, National Development and Reform Commission
1952—1958	Deputy Division Chief, National Development and Reform Commission
1951	Graduate, Tsinghua University, Electrical Engineering Department Beijing Municipality
1949	Joined, CPC

Recent Travel & Appearances

20 Jan 12	APPEARANCE	Chinese president visits former leaders ahead of Lunar New Year
24 Apr 11	APPEARANCE	Chinese leaders attend top university's centennial celebration
11 Feb 10	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao and other senior Party and government officials visited a number of former leaders and extended their best wishes to them, ahead of the Lunar New Year.
20 Oct 09	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin consoled a relative of Lu Zhengcao, the last one of New China's first 57 generals, during Lu's funeral service.
01 Oct 09	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao addressed the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
01 Oct 09	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao and other Chinese leaders joined in National Day evening gala.
10 Aug 09	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin attended the cremation ceremony of Zhuo Lin, widow of China's late leader Deng Xiaoping.
23 Jan 09	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao paid visits to former leaders of the state and the CPC to extend new year greetings.
18 Dec 08	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao delivered a speech during the conference to mark the 30th anniversary of the convening of the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee.
31 Aug 08	APPEARANCE	Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin condoled with family members of deceased former CPC leader Hua Guofeng during a farewell ceremony.