Zhao Leji -- Member of Standing Committee of Political Bureau of CPC Central Committee

Zhao Leji is elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Oct. 25, 2017. (Xinhua)

BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following is the biographical sketch of Zhao Leji:

Zhao Leji, male, Han ethnicity, was born in March 1957 and is from Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. He began his first job in September 1974 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in July 1975. He received a graduate education at the Central Party School.

Zhao is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and Head of the CPC Central Committee Organization Department.

2017- Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau

Secretary, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

Head, CPC Central Committee Organization Department

2012-2017 Member, CPC Central Committee Political Bureau

Member, CPC Central Committee Secretariat

Head, CPC Central Committee Organization Department

2008-2012 Secretary, CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee

Chairman, Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Congress

2007-2008 Secretary, CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee

2004-2007 Secretary, CPC Qinghai Provincial Committee

Chairman, Standing Committee of the Qinghai Provincial People's Congress

Attended an in-service graduate program in political science at the Central Party School (2002-2005)

2003-2004 Secretary, CPC Qinghai Provincial Committee

2003 Secretary, CPC Qinghai Provincial Committee

Governor, Qinghai Province

2000-2003 Deputy Secretary, CPC Qinghai Provincial Committee

Governor, Qinghai Province

1999-2000 Deputy Secretary, CPC Qinghai Provincial Committee

Acting Governor, Qinghai Province

1997-1999 Deputy Secretary, CPC Qinghai Provincial Committee

Secretary, CPC Xining Municipal Committee

Took a continuing studies course for provincial- and ministerial-level officials at the Central Party School (Sept.1998 - Jan. 1999)

Attended a graduate program in monetary banking at Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (1996-1998)

1997 Vice Governor, Qinghai Province

Secretary, CPC Xining Municipal Committee

1995-1997 Vice Governor, Qinghai Province

1994-1995 Vice Governor, Qinghai Province

Director and Leading Party Members Group Secretary, Department of Finance, Qinghai Province (concurrently)

1993-1994 Assistant to the Governor, Qinghai Province

Director and Leading Party Members Group Secretary, Department of Finance, Qinghai Province

1991-1993 Director and Party Committee Secretary, Department of Commerce, Qinghai Province

Head, Qinghai Provincial Supply and Marketing Cooperative (concurrently, from April 1992)

1986-1991 Deputy Director and Party Committee Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce, Qinghai Province

1984-1986 Secretary of the Party Committee and Manager, Qinghai Provincial Hardware, Electric, and Chemical Products Company

1983-1984 Deputy Chief of the Political Section and Secretary of the CYL Committee, Department of Commerce, Qinghai Province

1982-1983 Deputy Head, Teaching Affairs Office, Qinghai Provincial Commercial School

1980-1982 Administrative secretary, Political Section, Department of Commerce, Qinghai Province

Teacher and CYL Committee Secretary, Qinghai Provincial Commercial School

1977-1980 Studied philosophy at Philosophy Department, Peking University

1975-1977 Correspondent, Department of Commerce, Qinghai Province

1974-1975 Educated youth, Gongba Brigade, Hedong Township, Guide County, Qinghai Province

Member, 16th through 19th CPC Central Committees

Member, Political Bureau and Secretariat, 18th CPC Central Committee

Member, Political Bureau and its Standing Committee, 19th CPC Central Committee

Member, Standing Committee member, and Secretary, 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection