China Vitae

Biography Highlight

Cheng Siwei, male, Han nationality, is a native of Xiang City, Hunan province. He was born in 1935, graduated from UCLA in the USA, and obtained a master's degree. Cheng is a senior engineer and a member of the China Democratic National Construction Association.

Recent Career Data

2003—	Director, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Science Management Division
	Chairman, China Soft-Science Research Society
2003—	Vice-Chairman, 10th Standing Committee of the NPC
1996—	Chairman, China Democratic National Construction Association, Central Committee
1994—1996	Vice-Chairman, China Democratic National Construction Association, Central Committee
1994—1996	Deputy Director, Ministry of Chemical Industry
1988—1993	Vice-Chairman, Ministry of Chemical Industry, Science and Technology Research Institute
1984—1993	Chief Engineer, Ministry of Chemical Industry, Science and Technology Bureau
1981—1983	Graduate, University of California USA, California, Los Angeles (Recieved Master's Degree)
1973—1981	Engineer, Petrochemical Engineering Research Institute, Petroleum Chemistry Division

Recent Travel & Appearances

11/27/10	Vice chairman of Mexican senate praises Sino-Mexican cooperation
12/10/07	Cheng Siwei met with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
05/16/06	Cheng Siwei met with Guy Nzouba Ndama, the president of the National Assembly of Gabon.
11/29/05	Cheng Siwei met with Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manriquevice.
11/18/05	Cheng Siwei met with Svend Auken, first vice-president of the Parliament of Denmark.