China Vitae : Biography of Chen Guangyi

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Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 6/22/2004
Career Data Updated: 6/26/2007

Chen Guangyi 陈光毅

Chairman, 10th NPC Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee

Born: 1933

Birthplace: Fujian Province, Putian City

Biography

Chen Guangyi, male, Han nationality, is a native of Putian, Fujian Province. He was born in 1933. An engineering college graduate, he joined the CPC in 1959 but held no national-level Party position until 23 years later when he was elected a member of the 12th CPC Central Committee.Shortly thereafter, he was named governor of Gansu Province. In the interim, he occupied a number of managerial positions in heavy industry and metallurgy in Gansu and from 1980 to 1983 was deputy director of the Gansu Provincial Planning Committee.

From Gansu, he moved back to his home province to chair the 6th CPPCC Fujian Provincial Committee and later the standing commitee of the 8th Fujian Provincial People's Congress. From 1993 to 1998, he was director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

Chen was a member of the 12th to the 15th CPC Central Committees and in 1998 became a member of the standing committee of the 9th NPC as well as chairman of its financial and economic committee.

Career Data

2003—	Chairman, 10th Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the NPC
1998—2003	Chairman, 9th Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the NPC
1998—2003	Member, 9th Standing Committee of the NPC
1997—2002	Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee
	Honorary President, Nanjing Aerospace Institute, Civil Aviation College Jiangsu Province, Nanjing City
1993—1994	Chairman, Provincial People's Congress, Standing Committee Fujian Province
1993—1998	Director, Civil Aviation Administration of China
1992—1997	Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee
1988—????	Chairman, CPPCC, Provincial Committee Fujian Province
1987—1992	Member, 13th CPC, Central Committee
	Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Fujian Province
	Secretary, PLA, Regions, Nanjing Military Region, Fujian Military District CPC, Party Committee
1983—1986	Governor, People's Government Gansu Province
1982—1987	Member, 12th CPC, Central Committee
1980—1983	Deputy Director, Provincial Planning Committee Gansu Province
1980—1983	Deputy Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Gansu Province
1977—1980	Division Chief, Provincial Metallurgical Bureau Gansu Province
1964—1975	Director, Northwest China Nonferrous Metallurgical Design Academy, Production Office
1960—1964	Deputy Division Chief, Provincial Heavy Industry Department Gansu Province
1959	Joined, CPC
1953	Graduate, Northeast China Engineering College, Mechanical-Electrical Department
1953—1954	Technician, Ministry of Metallurgy, Design Department