Jiang Zemin, born on 17 August 1926, is a native of Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province.
After participating in student movements led by underground CPC organizations from 1943, Jiang joined the CPC in April 1946. He graduated from the Electrical Machinery Department of Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1947.
In the 1950's and 1960, Jiang held a series of positions in Shanghai's industrial sector, followed by a year of training in Moscow. Returning from the USSR, he occupied responsible positions in Wuhan and Beijing, where he became Minister of Electronics Industry. In the mid 1980s, Jiang returned to Shanghai, where he became mayor and secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee.
Jiang was a member of the 12th through 15th CPC Central Committees and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 13th through 15th CPC Central Committees. In 1989, Jiang was elected general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission. He was elected president of the PRC in 1993. In 2002, he relinquished his position as general secretary. Jiang resigned as chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission in September 2004.
| 2002—2004 |
Chairman, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission |
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| 1998—2003 |
President, People's Government People's Republic of China |
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| 1998—2005 |
Chairman, Central Military Commission of the PRC |
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| 1997—2002 |
Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 1997—2002 |
Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo |
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| 1997—2002 |
Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo, Standing Committee |
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| 1997—2002 |
General Secretary, 15th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 1997—2002 |
Chairman, 15th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission |
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| 1993—2002 |
President, People's Government People's Republic of China |
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| 1992—1997 |
Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo |
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| 1992—1997 |
General Secretary, 14th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 1992—1997 |
Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo, Standing Committee |
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| 1992—1997 |
Chairman, 14th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission |
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| 1992—1997 |
Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 1989—1992 |
General Secretary, 13th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 1987—1992 |
General Secretary, 13th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 1987—1992 |
Member, 13th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo, Standing Committee |
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| 1987—1992 |
Member, 13th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo |
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| 1987—1992 |
Member, 13th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 1987—1992 |
Chairman, 13th CPC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission |
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| 1985—1987 |
Secretary, CPC, Municipal Committee Shanghai Municipality |
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| 1985—1987 |
Mayor, People's Government Shanghai Municipality |
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| 1982—1985 |
Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Electronics Industry CPC, Leading Party Group |
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| 1982—1985 |
Secretary, Ministry of Electronics Industry CPC, Leading Party Group |
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| 1982—1987 |
Member, 12th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 1982—1985 |
Minister, Ministry of Electronics Industry |
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| 1980—1982 |
Secretary-General, State Administration Commission on Foreign Investment |
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| 1980—1982 |
Secretary-General, State Administration Commission on Import and Export Affairs |
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| 1980—1982 |
Member, State Administration Commission on Import and Export Affairs CPC, Leading Party Group |
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| 1980—1982 |
Member, State Administration Commission on Foreign Investment CPC, Leading Party Group |
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| 1980—1982 |
Vice-Chairman, State Administration Commission on Foreign Investment |
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| 1980—1982 |
Vice-Chairman, State Administration Commission on Import and Export Affairs |
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| 1962—1980 |
Director-General, First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Foreign Affairs Bureau |
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| 1962—1980 |
Acting Secretary, First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Wuhan Heat-Power Machinery Institute CPC, Party Committee |
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| 1962—1980 |
Deputy Director, First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Shanghai Electrical Equipment Research Institute |
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| 1962—1980 |
Director, First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Wuhan Heat-Power Machinery Institute |
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| 1962—1980 |
Deputy Director-General, First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Foreign Affairs Bureau |
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| 1956—1962 |
Director, No. 1 Automobile Works, Power Plant Jilin Province, Changchun City |
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| 1956—1962 |
Deputy Chief, No. 1 Automobile Works, Dynamic Mechanics Division Jilin Province, Changchun City |
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| 1956—1962 |
Deputy Chief Engineer, No. 1 Automobile Works, Dynamic Mechanics Division Jilin Province, Changchun City |
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| 1955 |
Trainee, Stalin Automobile Works Russia, Moscow |
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| 1947 |
Graduate, Jiaotong University, Electrical Machinery Department Shanghai Municipality |
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| 1946 |
Joined, CPC |
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Chief, First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Shanghai No. 2 Design Division, Electrical Machinery Section |
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First Deputy Director, Shanghai Soap Factory |
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Secretary, Shanghai Yimin No. 1 Foodstuff Factory CPC, Party Branch |
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First Deputy Director, Shanghai Yimin No. 1 Foodstuff Factory |
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Head, Shanghai Yimin No. 1 Foodstuff Factory, Power Workshop |
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Chief, Shanghai Yimin No. 1 Foodstuff Factory, Works Section |
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Deputy Engineer, Shanghai Yimin No. 1 Foodstuff Factory |
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