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
XINHUA Online (China View)
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 12/2/2017
Career Data Updated: 12/2/2017
Chen Zhu 陈竺
President, Red Cross Society of China; Vice-Chairman, 12th Standing Committee of the NPC; Chairman, 16th Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, Central Committee
Born: 1953
Birthplace: Shanghai Municipality
Biography Highlight
Chen Zhu, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shanghai. His ancestral home is in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province. He was born in 1953 and received a Master's from the Shanghai Second Medical Sciences University in 1981.Recent Career Data
| 2017— | Chairman, 16th Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, Central Committee | |
| 2015— | President, Red Cross Society of China | |
| 2013—2018 | Vice-Chairman, 12th Standing Committee of the NPC | |
| 2012—2017 | Chairman, 15th Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party, Central Committee | |
| 2007—2013 | Minister, Ministry of Health | |
| 2000—2007 | Vice-President, Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
| 1999 | (Won Yangtze Scholar Awarding Program Top Grade Prize) | |
| 1999 | (Conferred Outstanding Technician Medals, Ministry of Personnel) | |
| Deputy Director, Shanghai No.2 Medical Sciences University, Joint Genetics and Medical Sciences Center Shanghai Municipality | ||
| (Honored as National Outstanding Science and Technology Worker) |
Recent Travel & Appearances
| 05/26/18 | Chen Zhu inspects implementation of Statistics Law |
| 12/26/17 | Lawmakers underscore health care, ask for all-round efforts |
| 12/01/17 | Chen Zhu re-elected Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party chairman |
| 11/27/17 | Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party to elect new leadership |
| 12/24/16 | Lawmakers call for heavier punishment for water pollution |
