China Vitae

Biography

Zhao Yan, female, Han nationality, is a native of Tianjin. She was born in 1936 and graduated from Cotton Spinning Faculty of Tianjin Textile Engineering School in 1956.

Zhao spent 23 years with for the Baoding Chemical Fiber Mill, steadily working her way up the leadership ranks until becoming an engineer. In 1982, she became the vice-mayor of Baoding City and later served as the vice-chairman of the CPPCC Baoding City Committee. In 1993 and 1998, she was elected the vice-chairman of the 7th and 8th CPPCC Hebei Provincial Committee.

Zhao also has a long association with the China Democratic National Construction Association. She has served as the chairman of the association‘s Hebei Provincial Committee as well as being a standing committee of the association‘s central committee.