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

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 6/11/2003
Career Data Updated: 3/26/2006

PHOTO: Yuan Longping
Yuan Longping 袁隆平
Vice-Chairman of CPPCC Hunan Provincial Committee, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
Born: 1930
Birthplace: Jiangxi Province, De'an

Biography Highlight

Yuan Longping, male, Han nationality, is a native of De'an, Jiangxi province. He was born in 1930 and graduated from Southwest China Agricultural Institute.

Recent Career Data

Vice-Chairman, CPPCC, Provincial Committee Hunan Province
1995— Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering
1991—???? International Chief Consultant, United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
1982—???? Vice-Leader, National Hybrid Rice Experts, Advisory Group
1980—1981 Technical Advisor, International Rice Institute
1971—???? Researcher, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences Hunan Province
1953 Graduate, Southwest Agriculture Institute, Agricultural Department