China Vitae

Biography Highlight

Xu Guanhua, male, Han nationality, was born in 1941 in Beijing, but his ancestral home is Shanghai. He initially studied forestry, but he subsequently spent many years doing earth sciences research and conducting work on remote sensing applications, principally with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He won several awards for his work.

Recent Career Data

	(Awarded title of Outstanding Scientist)
2002—2007	Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2001—2007	Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology
1998—2001	Vice-Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology
1998—2003	Member, 9th CPPCC, National Committee
1997—1997	Student, CPC, Central Committee, Central Party School
1996—????	Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Presidium of the General Assembly
1996—????	Chairman, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Division of Earth Sciences
1995—1998	Deputy Director, State Science and Technology Commission
1994—1995	Vice-President, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Recent Travel & Appearances

07/30/05	Xu Guanhua met with Thai Science and Technology Minister Korn Thapparansi.
10/12/04	Xu Guanhua and US President's technology advisor John Marburger jointly presided the 11th session of Sino-US Joint Committee of Science and Technology Cooperation.
01/12/04	Xu Guanhua and U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham signed a protocol to jointly develop clean energy technologies for the 2008 Olympics.
09/16/03	Xu Guanhua attended a news conference concerning national high-tech development.
07/07/03	Xu Guanhua signed a memorandum with Spanish Foreign Minister Ana Palacio on cooperation in the fight against SARS.