Compiled from the following sources:
Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 6/9/2003
Career Data Updated: 3/26/2006
Du Yijin 杜宜瑾
Vice-Chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party (Public Interest Party) Central Committee, ViceChairman of the CPPCC Beijing Municipal Committee
Born: 1936
Birthplace: Sichuan Province, Guang'an
Biography
Du Yijin, male, Han nationality, is a native of Guang'an, Sichuan Province. He was born in 1936, joined the Zhi Gong Party in 1996, and was a postgraduate of Beijing Normal University.
Du was a professor at Anhui Teachers' University for many years, and eventually became its president. In the late 1980s, he served as vice governor of Anhui Province, and subsequently became involved in family planning and population control, serving as the President of the Family Planning Association. In 1996, he was awarded the Chinese Population Prize.
Du Yijin was a member of the Subcommittee of Overseas Chinese of the 9th NPC Standing Committee.
