China Vitae

Biography Highlight

Chen Zhili, female, Han nationality is a native of Xianyou County of Fujian Province. She was born in 1942, joined the CPC in 1961 and graduated from Fudan University in 1964. She did her postgraduate work at the Shanghai Institute of Silicate of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Recent Career Data

2010—	Chairman, Children's Foundation of China
2008	Vice-Chairman, Chinese Olympic Committee, Beijing Organizing Committee for the XXIX Olympiad Beijing Municipality
2008—	President, All-China Women's Federation	§
2008—	Vice-Chairman, 11th Standing Committee of the NPC	§
2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2003—2008	State Councilor, State Council
2002—2007	Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
1999—	Vice-Chairman, State Academic Degree Committee
1998—	Member, State Steering Group of Science, Technology and Education
1998—2003	Minister, Ministry of Education

Recent Travel & Appearances

03/22/10	Chen Zhili met with Steven C Rockefeller, Jr., a fifth generation member of the Rockefeller family.
03/20/10	Chen Zhili stressed greater efforts to be made to improve effectiveness in safeguarding women's rights.
07/14/09	Wu Bangguo met with Lee Yoon-seong, deputy speaker of the Republic of Korea (ROK) National Assembly.
10/31/08	Chen Zhili was elected president of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF).
09/20/08	Chen Zhili made remarks in separate meetings with U.S. Senator Daniel Inouy and Representative Joseph Crowley.