BEIJING - The following is the biographical sketch of Han Zheng:

Han Zheng, born in April 1954, is a male ethnic Han from Cixi, Zhejiang Province. He entered the workforce in December 1975 and joined the CPC in May 1979. He graduated from Institute of International Studies at East China Normal University with a major in international relations and world economy, received a postgraduate education while in service, and was awarded the degree of Master of Economics. He is a senior economist.

He is currently a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, deputy secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, and mayor of Shanghai.

1975-1980 Warehouse manager, clerk of the supply and marketing section and deputy secretary of the CYL General Branch, Shanghai Xuhui Crane Installation Team

1980-1982 Administrative secretary and leader, CYL Committee, Shanghai Chemical Equipment Industry Company

1982-1986 Secretary, CYL Committee, Shanghai Municipal Chemical Industry Bureau (1983-1985: junior college student, Fudan University)

1986-1987 Deputy secretary, Party Committee, Shanghai Chemical Engineering School

1987-1988 Secretary, Party Committee; and deputy director; of Shanghai Rubber Shoes Factory (1985-1987: studied political education, Political Education Department, Evening College, East China Normal University)

1988-1990 Secretary, Party Committee; and deputy director; of Shanghai Dazhonghua Rubber Plant

1990-1991 Deputy secretary, CYL Shanghai Municipal Committee (took charge of the committee's work)

1991-1992 Secretary, CYL Shanghai Municipal Committee

1992-1993 Deputy Secretary, CPC Luwan District Committee, Shanghai; acting head, Luwan District

1993-1995 Deputy Secretary, CPC Luwan District Committee, Shanghai; head, Luwan District (1991-1994: took graduate courses in international relations and world economy while in service at Institute of International Studies, East China Normal University, and was awarded the degree of Master of Economics)

1995-1997 Deputy secretary-general, Shanghai Municipal Government; deputy secretary, Shanghai Municipal Party Committee on Comprehensive Economic Work, and director, Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission; secretary, the commission' s Leading Party Members' Group; director, Shanghai Securities Management Office

1997-1998 Member, Standing Committee, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee; deputy secretary-general, Shanghai Municipal People's Government

1998-2002 Member, Standing Committee, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee; deputy mayor, Shanghai

2002-2003 Deputy secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee; deputy mayor, Shanghai

2003-2004 Deputy secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee; mayor, Shanghai

2004-2006 Deputy secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee; mayor, Shanghai; deputy director, Organizing Committee; and executive director, Executive Committee; for Shanghai 2010 World Expo

2006-2007 Acting secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee; mayor, Shanghai; deputy director and first executive deputy director, Organizing Committee; and executive director, Executive Committee; for Shanghai 2010 World Expo

2007-2008 Deputy secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee; mayor, Shanghai; first executive deputy director, Organizing Committee; and executive director, Executive Committee; for Shanghai 2010 World Expo

2008-2011 Deputy secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee; mayor, Shanghai; deputy director, Organizing Committee; and executive director, Executive Committee; for Shanghai 2010 World Expo

2012- Member, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; deputy secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee; mayor, Shanghai

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