BEIJING - The following is the biographical sketch of Yang Jing:

Yang Jing, born in December 1953, is a male ethnic Mongolian from Jungar Banner, Inner Mongolia. He entered the workforce in December 1970, joined the CPC in August 1976, and received a postgraduate education at the Central Party School.

He is currently a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, and minister in charge of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group.

1970-1977 Worker, Jungar Banner Agricultural Machinery Plant; administrative secretary, Jungar Banner Cultural Center, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

1977-1980 Worked at the Organization Department, CPC Jungar Banner Committee; and worked at the Organization Department, CPC Ih Ju League Committee, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

1980-1982 Student of Chinese language and literature, Chinese Department, Inner Mongolia University

1982-1983 Secretary, Office, CPC Ih Ju League Committee, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

1983-1985 Secretary, CYL Ih Ju League Committee, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

1985-1988 Deputy secretary, Party Committee; and head; of Dalad Banner; Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (1985-1986: studied in the Short-Term Training Class for Economic Management at the Party School of the CPC Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee)

1988-1991 Secretary, CPC Dalad Banner Committee, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (1988-1989: studied in the Party Building Class at the Party School of the CPC Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee; and 1990-1991: studied in a one-year Training Class for Young and Middle-aged Cadres at the Central Party School)

1991-1991 Unassigned

1991-1992 Deputy director, Bureau of Statistics, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

1992-1993 Director, Tourism Bureau, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

1993-1996 Secretary, CYL Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee

1996-1998 Secretary, CPC Jirem League Committee, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region; chairman, Working Committee, Jirem League People's Congress

1998-1998 Secretary, CPC Hohhot Municipal Committee, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region; chairman, Standing Committee, Hohhot Municipal People's Congress (1995-1998: studied industrial economic management in an in-service program at the Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

1998-2003 Member, Standing Committee, CPC Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee; secretary, CPC Hohhot Municipal Committee; chairman, Standing Committee, Hohhot Municipal People's Congress

2003-2004 Deputy secretary, CPC Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee; acting chairman, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional People's Government

2004-2008 Deputy secretary, CPC Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee; chairman, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional People's Government (2002-2005: studied political science in an in-service postgraduate program at the Central Party School)

2008-2011 Deputy head, United Front Work Department, CPC Central Committee; minister; member, Leading Party Members' Group; of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission

2011-2012 Deputy head, United Front Work Department, CPC Central Committee; minister; secretary, Leading Party Members' Group; of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission

2012- Member, Secretariat, CPC Central Committee; Deputy head, United Front Work Department, CPC Central Committee; minister; secretary, Leading Party Members' Group; of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission

Alternate member, Sixteenth CPC Central Committee; member, Seventeenth and Eighteenth CPC Central Committees; member, Secretariat, Eighteenth CPC Central Committee.