Who's Who in China's Leadership

			Hua Jianmin

Hua Jianmin, born in January 1940, native of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.

Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in May 1961; began to work in October 1963; graduated from gas turbine major of Power and Dynamics Department of Tsinghua University; senior engineer.

1957-1963: Student of Power and Dynamics Department of Tsinghua University, majoring in gas turbine.

1963-1969: Technician, deputy secretary of Party branch of Automatic Control Division of Shanghai Air Turbines and Boilers Research Institute.

1969-1975: Technician of the research institute of Shanghai Air Turbine Factory.

1975-1979: Deputy director of the research institute of Shanghai Air Turbine Factory.

1979-1983: Head of the scientific research office of the Shanghai Design and Research Institute for Whole-Set Power Generating Equipment (concurrently receiving technical training on air turbines in the United States from June to September 1982).

1983-1984: Deputy director of the Shanghai Design and Research Institute for Whole Set Power Generating Equipment.

1984-1986: Student of a training class run by the Training Department of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee.

1986-1987: Official of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee.

1987-1991: General manager of Shanghai Shenneng Power Development Corporation.

1991-1992: Deputy director of Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission, general manager of Shenneng Corporation.

1992-1993: Executive deputy director, deputy secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission.

1993-1994: Director and secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission, deputy secretary of Shanghai Municipal Committee on Comprehensive Economic Work, director of Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission.

1994-1996: Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, vice mayor of Shanghai.

1996-1998: Deputy director of the office of the Financial and Economic Leading Group of the CPC Central Committee.

1998-2003: Vice secretary and office director of the Financial and Economic Leading Group of the CPC Central Committee.

2003-: State councilor.

Member of the 16th CPC Central Committee.