Wu Bangguo
Male, ethnic Han, native of Feidong, Anhui Province, born in July 1941.
Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in April 1964 and began working in September 1966. Graduated from the Department of Radio and Electronics of Tsinghua University, majoring in electronic vacuum devices. With a university education. Engineer.
Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, chairman of the 11th NPC Standing Committee and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group.
1960-1967 Student of electronic vacuum devices at the Department of Radio and Electronics, Tsinghua University
1967-1976 Worker and technician of Shanghai No. 3 Electronic Tube Factory, deputy chief and chief of its technical section
1976-1978 Deputy secretary of the Party committee, deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee, deputy factory director, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and factory director of Shanghai No. 3 Electronic Tube Factory
1978-1979 Deputy manager of Shanghai Electronic Components Company
1979-1981 Deputy manager of Shanghai Electronic Vacuum Devices Company
1981-1983 Deputy secretary of the Party committee of Shanghai Meters and Telecommunications Bureau
1983-1985 Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee and concurrently secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee in charge of science and technology
1985-1991 Deputy secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee
1991-1992 Secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee
1992-1994 Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee
1994-1995 Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee
1995-1997 Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and vice premier of the State Council
1997-1998 Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice premier of the State Council
1998-1999 Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, vice premier of the State Council, and secretary of the Central Large Enterprises Work Committee
1999-2002 Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, vice premier of the State Council, member of its Leading Party Members' Group, and secretary of the Central Large Enterprises Work Committee
2002-2003 Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, vice premier of the State Council, member of its Leading Party Members' Group, and secretary of the Central Large Enterprises Work Committee
2003-2008 Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, chairman of the 10th NPC Standing Committee and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group
2008- Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, chairman of the 11th NPC Standing Committee and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group
Alternate member of the 12th and 13th CPC Central Committees. Member of the 14th through 17th CPC Central Committees. Member of the Political Bureau of the 14th CPC Central Committee. Co-opted as member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 14th CPC Central Committee. Member of the Political Bureau of the 15th CPC Central Committee. Member of the Political Bureaus of the 16th and 17th CPC Central Committees and member of their standing committees. Chairman of the Standing Committees of the 10th and 11th National People's Congress.