””””BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhuanet) -- The following is a biographical sketch of
Tang Jiaxuan, whose nomination as State Councillor was approved Monday at the
First Session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC):
””””Tang Jiaxuan
””””Male, of Han nationality, born in January 1938, native of Zhenjiang,
Jiangsu Province.
””””Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in November 1973; began to work
in September 1960; graduated from Oriental Languages Department of Beijing
University, majoring in Japanese language.
””””1955-1958 student in Foreign Languages Department of Fudan University,
majoring in English language
””””1958-1962 student in Oriental Languages Department of Beijing University,
majoring in Japanese language
””””1962-1964 staff member of Japanese division in Overseas Service Department
of the Bureau of Broadcasting Undertakings
””””1964-1969 staff member of interpreters' team of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
””””1969-1970 sent for manual labor in the "May 7" cadre school of Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
””””1970-1978 deputy division chief of Chinese People's Association for
Friendship with Foreign Countries, council member of Sino-Japanese Friendship
Association
””””1978-1983 2nd secretary, 1st secretary of Chinese Embassy in Japan
””””1983-1985 deputy director of the office of the directing group for Party
organization rectification in foreign affairs departments of the central
authorities
””””1985-1988 deputy director of Asian Affairs Department of Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
””””1988-1991 Minister-counsellor and minister of Chinese Embassy in Japan
””””1991-1993 Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, member of the Party
committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
””””1993-1994 Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, member of the Party committee
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
””””1994-1997 Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, deputy secretary of the Party
committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
””””1997-1998 Party secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vice Minister
of Foreign Affairs
””””1998-2000 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Party secretary of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
””””2000- Minister of Foreign Affairs, member of the Party committee of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
””””Member of the 15th, 16th CPC Central Committees. Enditem
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