Jiang Zhenghua
---NPC Vice-Chairman

Following is a biographical sketch of Jiang Zhenghua, who was just elected vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress (NPC):

Jiang, male, of Han nationality, born in October 1937, native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, member of Committee of Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party (CPWDP).

Graduated from Electrical Machinery Department of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 1958; served as lecturer and deputy director of Systematic Engineering Research Institute, 1958-80; studied as graduate student at Bombay International Demography Academy, India,

1980-1982; director of Population and Economics Institute of Xi'an Jiaotong University, professor, 1982-1991; vice-chairman of State Family Planning Commission and vice-chairman of CPWDP Central Committee, 1991-97; chairman of CPWDP Central Committee since 1997.

He was member of Seventh National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and member of Standing Committee of Eighth CPPCC National Committee.