Hu Jintao, male, Han nationality, is a native of Jixi, Anhui Province. He was born in December 1942. Hu joined the CPC in April 1964 and entered the workforce in July 1965. He graduated from the Water Conservancy Engineering Department of Tsinghua University, where he specialized in the study of hub hydropower stations. As a university graduate, he holds the title of Engineer.
In the 1970s, Hu held responsible positions in Gansu Province and later in Tibet Autonomous Region. He was also active in the CYLC, and after moving to Beijing in the 1990s, he became president of the Central Party School.
Hu was an alternate member, then member, of the 12th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 13th, 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees. Hu was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees and a member of the Secretariat of the 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees. At the fourth plenary session of the 15th CPC Central Committee, Hu was made an additional vice-chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National Committee of the CPPCC.
Hu was general secretary of the 16th CPC Central Committee, and a member of its Politburo Standing Committee. He was also president of the Central Party School of the 16th CPC Central Committee.
In 2007, Hu became general secretary of the 17th CPC Central Committee and a member of its Politburo Standing Committee. He is also chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, president of the PRC, chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission.
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General Secretary, 17th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 2007— |
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 2007— |
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro, Standing Committee |
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| 2007— |
Chairman, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission |
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| 2005— |
Chairman, Central Military Commission of the PRC |
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| 2004—2007 |
Chairman, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission (Jiang Zemin resigned as chairman September 2004) |
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| 2003— |
President, People's Government People's Republic of China |
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| 2002—2005 |
Vice-Chairman, Central Military Commission of the PRC |
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| 2002—2007 |
Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro, Standing Committee |
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| 2002—2007 |
Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 2002—2007 |
General Secretary, 16th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 2002—2004 |
Vice-Chairman, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission |
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| 1999—2002 |
Vice-Chairman, Central Military Commission of the PRC |
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| 1998—2003 |
Vice-President, People's Government People's Republic of China |
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| 1997—2002 |
Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 1997—2002 |
Vice-Chairman, 15th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission |
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| 1997—2002 |
Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro, Secretariat |
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| 1997—2002 |
Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro, Standing Committee |
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| 1993—2002 |
President, CPC, Central Committee, Central Party School |
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| 1992—1997 |
Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro, Secretariat |
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| 1992—1997 |
Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 1992—1997 |
Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro, Standing Committee |
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| 1988—1992 |
Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Tibet Autonomous Region |
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| 1987—1992 |
Member, 13th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 1985—1988 |
Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Guizhou Province |
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| 1984—1985 |
1st Secretary, CYLC, Central Committee, Secretariat |
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| 1982—1984 |
Chairman, All-China Youth Federation |
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| 1982—1987 |
Member, 12th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 1982—1984 |
Secretary, CYLC, Central Committee, Secretariat |
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| 1982—1982 |
Secretary, CYLC, Provincial-Level Gansu Province |
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| 1980—1982 |
Vice-Chairman, Provincial Construction Committee Gansu Province |
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| 1975—1980 |
Deputy Director, Provincial Construction Committee, Design Management Division Gansu Province |
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| 1974—1975 |
Secretary, Provincial Construction Committee Gansu Province |
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| 1965—1968 |
Participated in R&D, Tsinghua University, Water Conservancy Engineering Department (Political Instructor before the Cultural Revolution) |
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| 1964 |
Joined, CPC |
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| 1964—1965 |
Postgraduate and Political Instructor, Tsinghua University, Water Conservancy Engineering Department Beijing Municipality |
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| 1959—1964 |
Student, Tsinghua University, Water Conservancy Engineering Department Beijing Municipality |
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