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Heads of State of the PRC Central Military Commission 中央军事委员会 Chairman: Hu Jintao  胡锦涛 Vice Chairmen: Xu Caihou Guo Boxiong Cao Gangchuan 徐才厚   郭伯雄 曹刚川 President, Hu Jintao 胡锦涛 Hu Jintao was born in December, 1942 and is a native of Jixi, Anhui province. He currently serves as General Secretary of the CCP Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission. Hu graduated from the Water Conservancy Engineering Department of Tsinghua University with a degree in engineering. His past positions include: First Secretary for the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League Secretariat of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee Secretary of the Party Committee on the Tibet Autonomous Region Chairman of the All China Youth Federation Vice President of the People's Republic of China Vice President, Zeng Qinghong 曾庆红 Zeng Qinghong was born in July 1930 and is a native of Ji'an, Jiangxi province. In addition to being the Vice President of the People's Republic of China, Zeng Qinghong, is a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the CCP Central Committee and of Secretariat of the CCP Central Committee. Zeng Qinghong graduated from the Beijing Institute of Technology and is an engineer by training. His past positions include: Deputy Division Director of the General Office of the State Energy Commission Deputy Secretary of the CCP Municipal Committee Deputy Director of the General Office of the CCP Central Committee Secretary of the Work Committee of the Offices Directly under the CCP Central Committee Alternate Member of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee Premier, Wen Jiabao 温家宝 Wen Jiabao is a native of Tianjin and was born in September 1942. Wen Jiabao serves as a Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee and Premier of the State Council. Graduating with a degree in Geological Surveying from the Beijing Institute of Geology, Wen joined the Communist Party in April of 1965. Wen's past positions include: Director of the General Office of the CCP Central Committee Alternate Member of the Secretariat of the CCP Central Committee Secretary of the Work Committee of the Department Under the CCP Central Committee Member of the Secretariat of the CCP Central Committee Vice Premier of the State Council and Member of its Leading Party Members Group Secretary of the Financial Work Committee of the CCP Central Committee Vice Premier, Huang Ju 黄菊 Huang Ju was born in September 1938 and is a native of Jiashan, Zhejiang province. Huang Ju serves as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council. With a degree in Electrical Machinery Manufacturing from Tsinghua University, Huang joined the Communist Party in March of 1966. Huang's past positions include: Member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the CCP Deputy Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee Deputy Mayor of Shanghai Secretary of the CCP Municipal Committee Vice Premier, Wu Yi 吴仪 Wu Yi was born in November of 1938 and is a native of Wuhan, Hubei province. Wu Yi is a Member of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee, and Vice Premier and Member of the Leading Party Member Group of the State Council. Wu graduated from the Beijing Petroleum Institute with a degree in Oil Refinery Engineering. Wu Yi's professional positions include: Vice Mayor of Beijing Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Secretary of the Ministry's Leading Party Group Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Alternate Member of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee State Councilor Minister of Health Vice Premier, Zeng Peiyan 曾培炎 Zeng Peiyan was born in December 1938 and is a native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang province. Zeng Peiyan is a Member of the Political Bureau of the CCP Committee and Vice Premier. Zeng is also serves as Head of the State Council Leading Group for Western China Development and the Deputy Director of the Three Gorges Project Construction Committee under the State Council. A graduate of Tsinghua University, Zeng holds the professional title of Senior Engineer. His past positions include: Head of the General Office, Vice Minister of Electronics Industry Member of the Party's Leading Party Member Group Director General of the Ministry's Planning Construction Department Deputy Secretary-General of the Central Economic and Financial Leading Group Vice-Minister of the State Planning Commission Deputy Leader of the State Council Leading Group for Informationization Secretary of the Office's Leading Party Members Group Vice Premier, Hui Liangyu 回良玉 Born in October 1944, Hui Liangyu is of Hui ethnic descent and a native of Yushu, Jilin province. Hui Liangyu is a Member of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee and Vice Premier. Holding the title of economist, Hui is a graduate of the Jilin Provincial Party School. His past positions include: Deputy Secretary-General of the Leading Party Member Group of Jilin Provincial Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Department Deputy Secretary of the CCP Baicheng Prefectoral Committee Head of the Rural Policy Research Office of the CCP Jilin Provincial Committee Vice Governor of Jilin province Deputy Head of Policy Research Office of the CCP Central Committee Deputy Secretary of the CCP Hubei Provincial Committee Chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Consultative Conference Deputy Secretary of the Anhui Provincial Committee Governor of Anhui province Secretary of Anhui CCP Central Committee Secretary of the CCP Jiangsu Provincial Committee State Councilor, Zhou Yongkang 周永康 Zhou Yongkang, was born in December 1942 and is a native of Wuxi, Jiangsu province. Zhou Yongkang is a Member of the Political Bureau and Member of the Secretariat of the CCP Central Committee, State Councilor and Minister of Pubic Security. A graduate of the Beijing Petroleum Institute, Zhou holds the title of engineer with a rank equivalent to professor. His past positions include: Deputy Director-General of the Liaohe Oil Exploration Bureau Deputy Party Secretary and Mayor of Panjin City Vice Minister of Petroleum Industry Deputy General Manager of China National Petroleum Corporation Minister of Land and Resources Secretary of Sichuan Provincial Party Committee State Councilor, Cao Gangchuan 曹刚川 Cao Gangchuan was born in December 1935 and is a native of Wugang, Henan province. Cao Gangchuan is a Member of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission, State Councilor, Minister of National Defense and Director of the PLA General Armament Department. He is a graduate from the Military Engineering School of the Artillery Corps of the Soviet Union and currently holds the military rank of General. Cao's past positions include: Director of Military Trade of Central Military Commission Deputy Chief of the General Staff of PLA Minister of Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense Member of the CCP Central Military Commission Director and Secretary of the Party Committee of the PLA General Armament Department State Councilor, Tang Jiaxuan 唐家璇 Tang Jiaxuan was born in January of 1938 and is a native of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province. Tang Jiaxuan serves as State Councilor. He is a graduate of the Oriental Languages Department of Peking University, where he majored in Japanese. Tang's past positions include: Deputy Division Chief of Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries 2nd Secretary and then 1st Secretary of the Chinese Embassy in Japan Deputy Director of the Office Directing Group for Party Organization Rectification in Foreign Affairs Departments of the Central Authorities Deputy Director of Asian Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister-Counselor and Minister of the Chinese Embassy in Japan Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Party Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Councilor, Hua Jianmin 华建敏 Hua Jianmin is a native of Wuxi, Jiangsu province and was born in January 1940. Hua Jianmin serves as State Councilor. A graduate from Tsinghua University, Hua majored in Gas Turbine. His past positions include: Deputy Director of the Research Institute of the Shanghai Air Turbine Factory Head of Scientific Research Office of the Shanghai Design and Research Institute of for Whole-Set Power Generating Equipment Deputy Director for Shanghai Whole-Set Power Generating Equipment Official of the General Office of the CCP Central Committee General Manager of Shanghai Shenneng Power Development Corporation Deputy Director of the Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission Executive Deputy Director and Deputy Secretary of the Leading Party's Members' Group of the Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission Vice Mayor of Shanghai Deputy Secretary and Office Director of the Financial and Economic Leading Group of the CCP Central Committee Vice Secretary and Office Director of the Financial and Economic Leading Group of the CCP Central Committee State Councilor and Secretary General, Chen Zhili 陈至立 Chen Zhili was born in November 1942 and is a native of Xianyou, Fujian province. Chen Zhili serves as State Councilor. She holds a degree in Solid State Physics from Fudan University. Chen's past positions include: Associate Research Fellow of the Shanghai Institute of Silicate of CAS Deputy Secretary of the CCP Committee of the Institute Deputy Secretary and Secretary of Science and Technology Work Committee of the CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee Head of the Publicity Department of the CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee Secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group Vice Minister of the State Education Commission Minister of Education Secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of the Ministry of Education Supreme People's Court 最高人民法院 President: Xiao Yang 肖扬 Xiao Yang was born in August 1938 and is a native of Heyuan, Guangdong province. Xiao Yang serves as President of the Supreme People's Court. A graduate of Department of Law of the People's University of China, his past positions include: Staff Member of Qujiang County Public Security Department Staff Member of the Publicity Department of the CCP Qujiang County Committee Staff Member and Deputy Director of the Office of the CCP Qujiang County Committee Deputy Procurator-General of the Guangdong's Provincial People's Procuratorate Deputy Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate Member of its Leading Party Members' Group and Procuratorial Committee Minister of Justice and Secretary of the Ministry's Leading Party Members' Group Supreme People's Procuratorate 最高人民检察院 Procurator-general: Jia Chunwang 贾春旺 Jia Chunwang is a native of Beijing and was born in May 1938. Jia Chunwang serves as Procurator General of Supreme People's Procuratorate. He is a graduate of Tsinghua University and holds a degree in Nuclear Physics. Jia's past positions include: Standing Committee Member of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee First Deputy Secretary of the Communist Youth League Beijing Municipal Committee Standing Committee Member of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee Secretary of the CCP Haidian District Committee Deputy Secretary of the CCP Beijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection Minister of State Security Secretary of the Ministry's Leading Party Members' Group Secretary of the Ministry's CCP Committee First Commissar and First Secretary of the CCP Committee of Chinese Peoples' Armed Police Force Deputy Procurator General Member of the Procuratorial Committee of the Supreme People's Procuratorate PRC Embassy in the United States 中国驻美国大使馆 Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong 周文重 Zhou Wenzhong was born in August of 1945 and is a native of Jiangsu Province. Zhou Wenzhong serves as Chinese Ambassador to the United States. He attended Bath University and the London School of Economics. His past positions include: Division Chief at the Translation and Interpretation Department of the Foreign Ministry Consul General at the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco China's Ambassador to Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda Deputy Director at the Department of American Affairs Consul General at the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles Minister and DCM of the Chinese Embassy in the United States China's Ambassador to Australia Assistant Foreign Minister Vice Foreign Minister Permanent Representative to the UN, New York 中国常驻联合国代表团 Wang Guangya 王光亚 Wang Guangya was born in March of 1950 and is a native of Jiangsu province. Wang Guangya is China's Permanent Representative to the UN. He is a graduate of the British Council, Wales Atlantic United College and the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. Wang's past positions include: Section Member to the Department of Translation and Interpretation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Staff member and then attaché to the Chinese Mission in the United States Third secretary and then Deputy Division Chief of the Department of International Organizations and Conferences, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for the Department of International Organizations and Conferences at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs

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