Xu: Minister of land and resources

Xu Shaoshi, of Han nationality, is a native of Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang Province. He was born in October 1951, entered the workforce in April 1969 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in December 1974.

Career Data

2007- Minister of Land and Resources

2000-07 Deputy secretary-general of the State Council

1996-2000 Director of the Secretariat of the State Council

1993-96 Graduate student at Nankai University and student at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee

May 1993 - October 1993 director of the general office of the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources

1988-93 Deputy director of the general office of the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources

1986-88 Director of the minister's office of the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources

1980-86 Official at the policy and regulation office of the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources

1977-80 Undergraduate student at Changchun College of Geology

Chen: Minister of water resources

Chen Lei, of Han nationality, is a native of Beijing. He was born in June 1954, entered the workforce in September 1971 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in May 1980.

Career Data

2007- Minister of water resources

2005-07 Vice-chairman of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

2004-05 Vice-minister of Water Resources, member of the State Council Three Gorges Project Construction Committee

2001-04 Vice-minister of Water Resources

2000-01 Director of the planning department of the Ministry of Water Resources

1996-2000 Director of the rural and irrigation water supply department of the Ministry of Water Resources

1995-96 Deputy director of the general management center of the Ministry of Water Resources

1985-95 Technician, project manager, deputy general manager and general manager of the China Irrigation and Drainage Technique Development Company

1982-85 Graduate student at North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power

1980-82 Teacher at North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power

1976-80 Undergraduate student at Northeast Engineering College

1971-76 Worker at the 905 Factory in Ningxia

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