Who's Who in China's Leadership

			Xu Jialu

Vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

Born in 1937; native to Huai'an, Jiangsu Province; holding the professional title of professor.

Studied at the Department of Chinese Literature of the Beijing Normal University in 1954-1959.

Served as an assistant lecturer, lecturer, associate professor, professor, dean and vice president of the Beijing Normal University in 1959-1987; vice president and professor of the Beijing Normal University, a Standing Committee member of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (CAPD) Central Committees, vice chairman of the CPPCC Beijing Municipal Committee, vice chairman of the 9th CAPD Central Committee, chairman of the CAPD Central Committee in 1987-1994; chairman of the State Language Work Committee and chairman of the State Language Work Committee in 1994-1997; president of the CAPD National Committee and chairman of the State Language Work Committee in 1997-1998.

Vice chairman of the 9th NPC Standing Committee, president of the CAPD National Committee and chairman of the State Language Work Committee in 1998-2000; vice chairman of the 9th NPC Standing Committee, president of the CAPD National Committee in 2000-present.