Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping (习近平), male, Han ethnicity, was born in June 1953 and is from Fuping, Shaanxi Province. He began his first job in January 1969 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in January 1974. Xi graduated from School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University where he completed an in-service graduate program in Marxist theory and ideological and political education. He holds a Doctor of Law degree.
Xi is currently General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, President of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission.
2013 - General Secretary, CPC Central Committee
Chairman, CPC Central Military Commission
President, PRC
Chairman, PRC Central Military Commission
2012-2013 General Secretary, CPC Central Committee
Chairman, CPC Central Military Commission
Vice President, PRC
Vice Chairman, PRC Central Military Commission
2010-2012 Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau
Member, CPC Central Committee Secretariat
Vice President, PRC
Vice Chairman, CPC Central Military Commission
Vice Chairman, PRC Central Military Commission
President, Central Party School
2008-2010 Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau
Member, CPC Central Committee Secretariat
Vice President, PRC
President, Central Party School
2007-2008 Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau
Member, CPC Central Committee Secretariat
President, Central Party School
2007 Secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee
First Secretary, Party Committee of the Shanghai Garrison Command
2003-2007 Secretary, CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee
Chairman, Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress
First Secretary, Party Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Military Region
2002-2003 Secretary, CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee
Acting Governor, Zhejiang Province
First Secretary, Party Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Military Region
Vice Chairman, National Defense Mobilization Committee of the Nanjing Military Area Command
Chairman, Zhejiang Provincial National Defense Mobilization Committee
2002 Deputy Secretary, CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee
Acting Governor, Zhejiang Province
Vice Chairman, National Defense Mobilization Committee of the Nanjing Military Area Command
Chairman, Zhejiang Provincial National Defense Mobilization Committee
2000-2002 Deputy Secretary, CPC Fujian Provincial Committee
Governor, Fujian Province
Vice Chairman, National Defense Mobilization Committee of the Nanjing Military Area Command
Chairman, Fujian Provincial National Defense Mobilization Committee
First Political Commissar, Fujian Provincial Anti-aircraft Artillery Reserve Division
Attended an in-service graduate program in Marxist theory and ideological and political education at School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University and was awarded a Doctor of Law degree (1998-2002)
1999-2000 Deputy Secretary, CPC Fujian Provincial Committee
Acting Governor, Fujian Province
Vice Chairman, National Defense Mobilization Committee of the Nanjing Military Area Command
Chairman, Fujian Provincial National Defense Mobilization Committee
First Political Commissar, Fujian Provincial Anti-aircraft Artillery Reserve Division
1996-1999 Deputy Secretary, CPC Fujian Provincial Committee
First Political Commissar, Fujian Provincial Anti-aircraft Artillery Reserve Division
1995-1996 Deputy Secretary, CPC Fujian Provincial Committee
Secretary, CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee
Chairman, Standing Committee of the Fuzhou Municipal People's Congress
First Secretary, Party Committee of the Fuzhou Military Sub-region
1993-1995 Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee
Secretary, CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee
Chairman, Standing Committee of the Fuzhou Municipal People's Congress
First Secretary, Party Committee of the Fuzhou Military Sub-region
1990-1993 Secretary, CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee, Fujian Province
Chairman, Standing Committee of the Fuzhou Municipal People's Congress, Fujian Province
First Secretary, Party Committee of the Fuzhou Military Sub-region
1988-1990 Secretary, CPC Ningde Prefectural Committee, Fujian Province
First Secretary, Party Committee of the Ningde Military Sub-region
1985-1988 Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Xiamen Municipal Committee, Fujian Province
Vice Mayor, Xiamen
1983-1985 Secretary, CPC Zhengding County Committee, Hebei Province
First Political Commissar and Party Committee First Secretary, Zhengding County Military Affairs Department, Hebei Province
1982-1983 Deputy Secretary, CPC Zhengding County Committee, Hebei Province
1979-1982 Office secretary, General Office of the State Council
Office secretary, General Office of the Central Military Commission (active duty)
1975-1979 Studied basic organic synthesis at Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University
1969-1975 Educated youth and Party branch secretary, Liangjiahe Brigade, Wen'anyi Commune, Yanchuan County, Shaanxi Province
Alternate member, 15th CPC Central Committee
Member, 16th through 19th CPC Central Committees
Member, Political Bureau and its Standing Committee, and Secretariat, 17th CPC Central Committee
Member, Political Bureau and its Standing Committee, and General Secretary, 18th and 19th CPC Central Committees
Elected PRC Vice President at the First Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC)
Appointed CPC Central Military Commission Vice Chairman at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee
Appointed PRC Central Military Commission Vice Chairman at the 17th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 11th NPC
Appointed CPC Central Military Commission Chairman at the First Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee
Elected PRC President and PRC Central Military Commission Chairman at the First Session of the 12th NPC
Appointed CPC Central Military Commission Chairman at the First Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee
