Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China(CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC).

Jia Qinglin, ethnic Han, native of Botou, Hebei Province, born in March 1940. Joined CPC in December 1959 and began working in October 1962. Graduated from the specialty of electric motor and appliance design and manufacture of the Department of Electric Power of Hebei Institute of Technology. With a university education. Senior engineer.

1956-1958 Student majoring in industrial enterprise planning in Shijiazhuang Industrial Management School

1958-1962  Student majoring in electric motor and appliance design and manufacture of the      Department of Electric Power of Hebei Institute of Technology

1962-1969  Technician of the Complete Plant Bureau of the First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry and Deputy Secretary of its Communist Youth League of China(CYLC) committee

1969-1971  Sent to do manual labor in the"May Seventh" Cadre School of the First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry in Fengxin County, Jiangxi Province

1971-1973  Technician of the Policy Research Office of the General Office of the First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry

1973-1978  Chief of the Product Management Bureau of the First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry

1978-1983  General Manager of China National Machinery and Equipment Import and Export Corporation

1983-1985  Director of Taiyuan Heavy Machinery Plant in Shanxi Province and Secretary of its CPC Committee

1985-1986  Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and its Deputy Secretary

1986-1988  Deputy Secretary of CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and Head of the Organization Department of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee

1988-1990 Deputy Secretary of CPC Fujian Provincial Committee, President of the Party School of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and Secretary of the Work Committee of Institutions directly under the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee

1990-1991  Deputy Secretary of CPC Fujian Provincial Committee, Deputy Governor and Acting Governor of Fujian Province

1991-1993 Deputy Secretary of CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and Governor of Fujian Province

1993-1994 Secretary of CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and Governor of Fujian Province

1994-1996 Secretary of CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of Fujian Provincial People's Congress
1996-1997 Deputy Secretary of CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, Vice-Mayor, Acting Mayor and Mayor of Beijing

1997-1999 Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Secretary of CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, and Mayor of Beijing

1999-2002 Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and Secretary of CPC Beijing Municipal Committee

November 2002-  Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee

March 2003- Elected Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee at the First Session of the 10th National Committee of the CPPCC

Member of the 14th, 15th and 16th CPC Central Committees; Member of the Political Bureau of the 15th and 16th CPC Central Committees; and Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 16th CPC Central Committee.[Text of Speech]