BEIJING - The following is the biographical sketch of Zhang Chunxian:

Zhang Chunxian, born in May 1953, is a male ethnic Han from Yuzhou, Henan Province. He entered the workforce in December 1970 and joined the CPC in November 1973. He graduated with a major in management science and engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology and earned his master's degree in management while in service. He is a senior engineer.

He is currently a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee and the first political commissar of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

1970-1975 Soldier, 8192nd Unit, PLA

1975-1976 Cadre, Dongguan Brigade, Chengguan Commune, Yuxian County, Henan Province

1976-1980 Student of forging technology and equipment, Machinery Manufacturing Department, Northeast Heavy Machinery Institute

1980-1982 Technician, 15th Workshop, 116th Factory, Third Ministry of Machine-Building Industry

1982-1985 Planner and assistant engineer, Planning Division; and deputy head, Organization Department, Party Committee; of the Tenth Design and Research Institute, Ministry of Machine-Building Industry

1985-1988 Secretary, Party Committee, Tenth Design and Research Institute, Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, State Machine-Building Commission, and Ministry of Machinery and Electronics Industry

1988-1991 Secretary, Party Committee; and vice president; of the Tenth Design and Research Institute, Ministry of Machinery and Electronics Industry

1991-1992 Deputy director, Supervision Bureau of the Ministry of Supervision, Ministry of Machinery and Electronics Industry; head, Office of Rectification, Ministry of Machinery and Electronics Industry

1992-1993 Deputy general manager, China National Packaging and Food Machinery Corporation

1993-1995 General manager; and secretary, Party Committee; of China National Packaging and Food Machinery Corporation

1995-1997 Member of the Leading Party Members' Group and assistant to the governor, Yunnan Provincial People's Government

1997-1998 Member, Leading Party Members' Group, Ministry of Transport

1998-2002 Vice minister; and member, Leading Party Members' Group; of the Ministry of Transport (1998-2002: studied management science and engineering in an in-service postgraduate program at the Harbin Institute of Technology and awarded the degree of Master of Management; 09/2000-11/2000: took advanced training class for provincial- and ministerial-level cadres at the Central Party School)

2002-2005 Minister; and secretary, Leading Party Members' Group; of the Ministry of Transport

2005-2006 Secretary, CPC Hunan Provincial Committee

2006-2010 Secretary, CPC Hunan Provincial Committee; chairman, Standing Committee, Hunan Provincial People's Congress

2010-2012 Secretary, CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee; first political commissar, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps

2012- Member, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; secretary, CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee; first political commissar, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps

Member, Sixteenth through Eighteenth CPC Central Committees; member, Political Bureau, Eighteenth CPC Central Committee.