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: 5/9/2014
Career Data Updated: 5/9/2014
Xu Kuangdi 徐匡迪
Member of the 16th CPC Central Committee; Former President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
Born: 1937
Birthplace: Zhejiang Province, Tongxiang City
Biography Highlight
Xu Kuangdi, male, Han nationality, is a native of Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province. He was born in 1937, graduated from Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Engineering in 1959 and joined the CPC in 1983.Recent Career Data
| Author, ('The Refining of Stainless Steel') | ||
| 2003— | Vice-Chairman, 10th CPPCC, National Committee | |
| 2002—2010 | President, Chinese Academy of Engineering | |
| 2002—2007 | Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 2001—???? | Secretary, Chinese Academy of Engineering CPC, Leading Party Group | |
| 1997—2002 | Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1996—???? | Vice-President, China Mayors Association | |
| 1996—???? | Honorary President, Red Cross Society of China | |
| 1995—2001 | Mayor, People's Government Shanghai Municipality | |
| 1995—???? | Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering, Division of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
Recent Travel & Appearances
| 07/04/07 | Xu Kuangdi met with Wolfgang Erlitz, President of the Austrian Federal Council. |
| 07/11/06 | Xu Kuangdi met with Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar. |
| 09/14/04 | Xu Kuangdi met with Hamburg Mayor Ole von Beust. |
| 09/09/04 | Xu Kuangdi met with Wavel Ramkalawam, chairman of the National Party of Seychelles. |
| 06/02/04 | Xu Kuangdi addressed the 10th anniversary ceremony of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). |
