The following is the biographical sketch of Jia Qinglin:
Jia Qinglin, male, 62, Han nationality, a native of Botou, Hebei Province, was born in March 1940. He joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in December 1959 and began working in October1962. He graduated from the specialty of electric motor and appliance design and manufacture of the Department of Electric Power of Hebei Engineering College. With a university education, he holds the title as an engineer. He serves as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.
1956-1958 Student majoring in the 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 Engineering College
1962-1969 Technician of the Complete Plant Bureau of the First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry and deputy secretary of its CYLC organization
1969-1971 Sent to do manual labor in the May 7th 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 and secretary of its Party Committee
1985-1986 Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and its deputy secretary
1986-1988 Deputy secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and head of the Organization Department of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee
1988-1990 Deputy secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee, President of the Party School of the CPC provincial committee and secretary of the Work Committee of Departments under the CPC Provincial Committee
1990-1991 Deputy secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee, deputy governor and acting governor of Fujian Province
1991-1993 Deputy secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and governor of Fujian Province
1993-1994 Secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and governor of Fujian Province
1994-1996 Secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial People's Congress
1996-1997 Deputy secretary of the 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 the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee and mayor of Beijing
1999-2002 Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee
2002- Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee
He was a member of the 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees and member of the Political Bureau of the 15th CPC Central Committee. He is a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee, member and Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the 16th CPC Central Committee.