China Vitae : Biography of Xi Jinping

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

People's Daily Online

XINHUA Online (China View)

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 11/22/2010
Career Data Updated: 1/12/2011

Xi Jinping 习近平

Vice-President, People's Government, People's Republic of China; Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo, Standing Committee; Vice-Chairman, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission; Vice-Chairman, Central Military Commission of the PRC; Chairman, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Party Building Leading Small Group

Born: 1953

Birthplace: Shaanxi Province, Fuping County

Biography

Xi Jinping, male, Han nationality, is a native of Fuping County, Shaanxi Province. He was born in 1953, entered the work force in 1969, joined the CYLC in 1971 and joined the CPC in 1974.

Xi has served in four provinces during his government and Party career: Shaanxi, Hebei, Fujian and Zhejiang. He has held Party positions in the CPC Fuzhou City Committee, and in 1990 he became president of the Party school in Fuzhou City. In 1999 he was elected vice-governor of Fujian province, then governor a year later. In 2002 he took up senior government and Party positions in Zhejiang Province.

Xi Jinping was an alternate member of the 15th CPC Central Committee and was a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee. In 2007 he became a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo Bureau of the 17th CPC Central Committee. Since 2007, he is Chairman of 17th CPC Central Committee Party Building Leading Small Group, Chairman of 17th CPC Central Committee Hong Kong-Macao Affairs Leading Small Group, and Vice-Chairman of 17th CPC Foreign Affairs and Taiwan Affairs Leading Small Group. He is also the President of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee.

In 2008, he became Vice-President of the People's Republic of China. In 2010 he became Vice-Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission and Vice-Chairman, Central Military Commission of the PRC.

Career Data

2010—	Vice-Chairman, Central Military Commission of the PRC	§
2010—	Vice-Chairman, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission	§
2008—	Vice-President, People's Government People's Republic of China	§
2007—	Vice-Chairman, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Taiwan Affairs Leading Small Group
2007—	Chairman, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Party Building Leading Small Group
2007—	Chairman, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Hong Kong-Macao Affairs Leading Small Group
2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo
2007—	Vice-Chairman, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Foreign Affairs Leading Small Group
2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo, Secretariat
2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo, Standing Committee
2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2007—2007	Secretary, CPC, Municipal Committee Shanghai Municipality
2007—	President, CPC, Central Committee, Central Party School
2003—2007	Chairman, Provincial People's Congress, Standing Committee Zhejiang Province
2002—2002	Deputy Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Zhejiang Province
2002—2003	Acting Governor, People's Government Zhejiang Province
2002—2007	Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2002—2003	Director, PLA, National Defense Mobilization Committee, Provincial-Level Zhejiang Province
2002—2007	First Secretary, PLA, Regions, Nanjing Military Region, Zhejiang Military District CPC, Party Committee Zhejiang Province
2002—2007	Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Zhejiang Province
2001—2002	Member, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Fujian Province
2000—2002	Governor, People's Government Fujian Province
1999—2000	Acting Governor, People's Government Fujian Province
1999—2003	Deputy Director, PLA, National Defense Mobilization Committee, City-Level Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City
1999—2002	Director, PLA, National Defense Mobilization Committee, Provincial-Level Fujian Province
1998—2002	Student, Tsinghua University, Humanities Department Beijing Municipality
1998—2003	Deputy, 9th NPC
1997—2002	Alternate Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee
1996—2000	1st Political Commissioner, PLA, Services and Arms, Reserve Artillery Division Fujian Province
1995—2002	Deputy Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Fujian Province
1993	(Won national award for contributions and work for the elderly)
1992—1997	Delegate, 14th CPC, National Congress
1990—1996	First Secretary, PLA, Regions, Nanjing Military Region, Fujian Military District CPC, Party Committee Fujian Province
1990—1996	Secretary, CPC, City Committee Fujian Province, Fuzhou City
1990—1995	Chairman, City People's Congress Fujian Province, Fuzhou City
1988—1990	Secretary, CPC, Prefectural Committee Fujian Province, Ningde Prefecture
1988—1990	First Secretary, PLA, Regions, Nanjing Military Region, Fujian Military District Fujian Province (Ningde Military Sub-Area Command)
1985—1988	Executive Vice-Mayor, People's Government Fujian Province, Xiamen City
1985—1988	Member, CPC, City Committee, Standing Committee Fujian Province, Xiamen City
1983—1985	Secretary, CPC, County Committee Hebei Province, Zhengding County
1983—1985	1st Political Commissar, Chinese People's Armed Police Force Hebei Province, Zhengding County
1982	(Served as Secretary to Geng Biao)
1982—1983	Deputy Secretary, CPC, County Committee Hebei Province, Zhengding County
1979—1982	Secretary, Central Military Commission of the PRC, General Office
1979—1982	Secretary, General Office of the State Council
1975—1979	Student, Tsinghua University, Chemical Engineering Department Beijing Municipality
1974	Joined, CPC
1969—1975	Cultural Revolution, Sent to do manual labor Shaanxi Province, Yanchuan County

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