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
XINHUA Online (China View)
Revision History:
Biography Revised: 8/1/2013
Career Data Updated: 8/1/2013
Chen Zhangliang 陈章良
Former Vice-Chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Born: 1961
Birthplace: Fujian Province, Fuqing City
Biography
Chen Zhangliang, male, Han nationality was born in 1961. He graduated from Huanan Tropical Crops College and received a doctorate degree in plant molecular biology from the University of Washington in 1987. On his return to China he became professor, head of the Plant Gene Engineering Laboratory of the Biology Department and vice-president of Beijing University.
Chen has carried out extensive research in plant gene engineering and has received several awards for his work. He was president of China Agricultural University and also Vice-Chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
