China Vitae : Biography of Yan Junqi

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

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 5/2/2008
Career Data Updated: 3/18/2008

Yan Junqi 严隽琪

Vice-Chairman, 11th Standing Committee of the NPC; Chairman, China Association for Promoting Democracy, Central Committee

Born: 1946

Birthplace: Jiangsu Province, Wuxian County

Biography

Yan Junqi, female, Han nationality, is a native of Wuxian, Jiangsu province. She was born in 1946, and she is a professor, and doctoral tutor. Yan obtained her doctorate abroad in Denmark, and subsequently served as an educator and headmaster at the mechanism college of Shanghai Jiaotong University. She served as vice-mayor of Shanghai from 2001 - 2007.

In 2007 she became chairman of the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy and in 2008 she became Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 11th NPC.

Career Data

2008—	Vice-Chairman, 11th Standing Committee of the NPC	§
2007—	Chairman, China Association for Promoting Democracy, Central Committee
2001—2007	Vice-Mayor, People's Government Shanghai Municipality
	Director, People's Government, Information Office Shanghai Municipality
1978—1981	Graduate, Jiaotong University Shanghai Municipality (Received Master's Degree)

Recent Travel & Appearances

09 Apr 12	TRAVEL	Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Donald Neil Plett (Member of the Canadian House of Commons) • Daryl Kramp (Member of the Canadian House of Commons) Senior Chinese legislator meets Canadian parliamentary delegation
30 Sep 11	APPEARANCE	Li Changchun attends concert to mark PRC's founding anniversary
18 Jun 11	TRAVEL	Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Nitish Kumar (Chief Minister of Bihar) Yan Junqi meets Indian Bihar chief minister
27 May 11	APPEARANCE	China conducts law enforcement inspections to help the elderly
25 Jan 11	TRAVEL	Travelled to Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Ulan Bator China willing to deepen pragmatic cooperation with Mongolia: Yan Junqi
30 Oct 10	TRAVEL	Travelled to Shanghai Municipality and met with the following: • Ki-moon Ban (Secretary-General of the United Nations) China to continue close cooperation with UN, says FM
28 Sep 10	TRAVEL	Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Dioncounda Traore (President of the National Assembly of Mali) Reception marks 50th anniversary of China-Mali diplomatic ties
20 Sep 10	APPEARANCE	Yan Junqi urges youth to strive for world peace
22 Jul 10	APPEARANCE	Hu Jitao made remarks at a symposium, , with attendance of people from the non-communists parties and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, as well as celebrities without party affiliations.
23 Jun 10	APPEARANCE	Wu Bangguo presided over bimonthly session of the Standing Committee of the 11th NPC.