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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.

Recent Career Data

2003—	Chairman, 10th Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the NPC
1998—2003	Member, 9th Standing Committee of the NPC
1998—2003	Chairman, 9th Financial and Economic Affairs 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