Bai Lichen -- Vice-chairman of 11th CPPCC National Committee
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-03-14 12:04

Bai Lichen (Hui) is elected vice-chairman of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the fourth plenary meeting of the First Session of the 11th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2008. [Xinhua]

The following is the biographical sketch of Bai Lichen, who was elected vice-chairman of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Thursday.

Bai Lichen

Male, born in January 1941, ethnic Hui, native of Lingyuan, Liaoning Province.

Graduated from Agricultural Engineering Department of Shenyang Agricultural College, specialized in agricultural mechanization; began to work in August 1964; joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in April 1971.

Member of the 13th to 17th CPC Central Committee; vice-chairman of the 9th to 11th CPPCC National Committee.

1960-1964 Studied in Shenyang Agricultural College

1964-1968 Technician at Yingkou Institute of Agricultural Mechanization, Liaoning Province

1968-1972 Sent to work in the May Seventh Cadre School and the countryside

1972-1980 Clerk of Organization Department of the CPC Yingkou Municipal Committee, and deputy section chief of Personnel Bureau of Yingkou City

1980-1983 Deputy secretary and secretary of the Suburban District of the CPC Yingkou Municipal Committee

1983-1984 Deputy secretary of the CPC Yingkou Municipal Committee, and mayor of Yingkou City

1984-1985 Secretary of the CPC Panjin Municipal Committee, and assistant to governor of Liaoning Province

1985-1986 Standing Committee member of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee, and vice-governor of Liaoning Province

1986-1997 Deputy secretary of the CPC Committee of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and vice-chairman, acting chairman and chairman of the region

1997-1998 Secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of the All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives

1998-2000 Vice-chairman and member of Leading Party Members' Group of the 9th CPPCC National Committee, secretary of Leading Party Members' Group and council director of All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives

2000- Vice-chairman and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the 10th and 11th CPPCC National Committee; member of the Leading Party Members' Group and council director of the All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives.