The following is a biographical sketch of Hua Jianmin, whose nomination as State Councillor was approved Monday at the First Session of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC):

Male, of Han nationality, born in January 1940, native of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.

Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in May 1961; began to work in October 1963; graduated from gas turbine major of Power and Dynamics Department of Qinghua University; senior engineer.

1957-1963 student of Power and Dynamics Department of Qinghua University, majoring in gas turbine

1963-1969 technician, deputy secretary of Party branch of Automatic Control Division of Shanghai Air Turbines and Boilers Research Institute

1969-1975 technician of the research institute of Shanghai Air Turbine Factory

1975-1979 deputy director of the research institute of Shanghai Air Turbine Factory

1979-1983 head of the scientific research office of the Shanghai Design and Research Institute for Whole-Set Power Generating Equipment (concurrently receiving technical training on air turbines in the United States from June to September 1982)

1983-1984 deputy director of the Shanghai Design and Research Institute for Whole Set Power Generating Equipment

1984-1986 student of a training class run by the Training Department of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee

1986-1987 official of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee
1987-1991 general manager of Shanghai Shenneng Power Development Corporation

1991-1992 deputy director of Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission, general manager of Shenneng Corporation

1992-1993 executive deputy director, deputy secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission

1993-1994 director and secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission, deputy secretary of Shanghai Municipal Committee on Comprehensive Economic Work, director of Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission

1994-1996 member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, vice mayor of Shanghai

1996-1998 deputy director of the office of the Financial and Economic Leading Group of the CPC Central Committee

1998- vice secretary and office director of the Financial and Economic Leading Group of the CPC Central Committee

Member of the 16th CPC Central Committee.

(xinhua)