Chen Zhili

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Zhili
陈至立
Chen in 2009
President of the All-China Women's Federation
In office
31 October 2008 – 7 May 2013
Preceded byGu Xiulian
Succeeded byShen Yueyue
Minister of Education
In office
10 March 1998 – 17 March 2003
Preceded byZhu Kaixuan
Succeeded byZhou Ji
Personal details
BornNovember 1942 (age 82)
Xianyou County, Fujian, Republic of China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (since 1961)
Alma materFudan University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese陈至立
Traditional Chinese陳至立
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Zhìlì

Chen Zhili (Chinese: 陈至立; born November 1942)[1] is a retired senior Chinese politician who served as State Councilor and Minister of Education, and a Vice Chairwoman of the National People’s Congress.[2] She was also vice chairwoman of the organization commission of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.[3]

Biography

Born in Xianyou County, Fujian Province, Chen graduated from the department of physics at Fudan University. She pursued her postgraduate degree at Shanghai Institute of Ceramics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, doing research of solid-state physics. Chen joined the Chinese Communist Party ("CCP") in January 1961. At the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, Chen was sent to work in an army farm for two years before returning to the Institute. In 1982, she was at Penn State University in the United States as a visiting scholar. After that, she was elevated to vice Party Chief of the Institute, and thus transformed from a scholar to a CCP official.

Chen's former posts in Shanghai included vice secretary and later, secretary of the CCP committee of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, director of the propaganda department of Shanghai, and vice secretary of CCP Shanghai committee. During her tenure in Shanghai, Jiang Zemin, Zhu Rongji, Wu Bangguo and Huang Ju served as Shanghai's Party chief.[citation needed]

In August 1997, Chen was transferred to central government and appointed as vice director and leader of Party group of National Education Commission. In 1998, she became the Minister of Education.[4] In 2003, she was further elevated to the position of State Councilor,[5] in charge of education, culture and sports. In March 2008, Chen was elected a Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress. On April 12, 2008, she was appointed as governor of Beijing Olympic Village.[6]

Chen was an alternate member of 13th and 14th Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of 15th, 16th, 17th Central Committees.

References

  1. ^ "陈至立简历". Archived from the original on 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  2. ^ "Who's Who in China's Leadership". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  3. ^ "State Councilor Meets Singaporean Education Minister -- china.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  4. ^ "Who's Who". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  5. ^ "State Councilor visits CAS Institute of Geochemistry----Chinese Academy of Sciences". english.cas.cn. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  6. ^ "Beijing's Olympic village opens". 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
Government offices
Preceded by Minister of Education
1998–2003 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the All-China Women's Federation
2008–2013 		Succeeded by