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
Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 10/31/2008
Career Data Updated: 10/31/2008
Gu Xiulian 顾秀莲
Vice-Chairman, 10th Standing Committee of the NPC
Born: 1936
Biography Highlight
Gu Xiulian, female, Han nationality, is a native of Nantong, Jiangsu Province. She was born in 1936.
In the mid-1960s, Gu was assigned to work in the Ministry of Textile Industry because of her experiences with grassroots units. In 1973, at the age of 36, she was elevated to the position of vice-minister of the State Planning Commission. The year before, she was appointed the vice-minister of the State Family Planning Commission.
In 1982, Gu became the secretary of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee. The following year, she was elected the governor of Jiangsu Province. In assuming the governorship, Gu became the first female provincial governor. Four years later, she was re-elected governor of the province. Her growing status led her to become a member of the CPC Central Committee at the Party's 13th National Congress.
Gu Xiulian was a member of the All-China Women's Federation since the late 1990s. She was appointed president in 2003, and she served as vice-chairman of the 10th NPC standing committee in that same year.
Recent Career Data
2003— |
Vice-Chairman, 10th Standing Committee of the NPC |
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2003—2008 |
President, All-China Women's Federation |
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1999—???? |
Vice-President, China Women's Development Fund |
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1998—2003 |
Vice-President, All-China Women's Federation |
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1998—2003 |
Deputy, 9th NPC |
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1997—2002 |
Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee |
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1992—1997 |
Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee |
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1989—1998 |
Secretary, Ministry of Chemical Industry CPC, Leading Party Group |
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1989—1998 |
Minister, Ministry of Chemical Industry |
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1987—1992 |
Member, 13th CPC, Central Committee |
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Recent Travel & Appearances
02/11/08 |
Gu Xiulian and Mayor of London Ken Livingstone visited the photography exhibition Women in China as a part of the China-UK Women's Cultural Festival. |
10/10/07 |
Gu Xiulian met with Svetlana Orlova, vice chairwoman of the Russian Federation Council. |
07/03/07 |
Gu Xiulian met with Svetlana Orlova, vice-chairwoman of the Federation Council of Russia. |
08/18/06 |
Gu Xiulian met with Ingrida Udre, chairwoman of the Parliament of Latvia. |
05/17/06 |
Gu Xiulian met with Prince Michael of Kent of the United Kingdom.
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