The following is the biographical sketch of Zhang Siqing, who was just elected vice-chairman of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC):

Zhang Siqing

Male, born in 1932, of Han nationality, native of Luoyang, Henan Province.

Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in October 1952; began to work in 1949, with education level up to senior high school.

Logistics supplier to the army in Henan and Land Reform group head in Pingle County, Guangxi, in 1949-1952; clerk, investigator of Central-South Section of Supreme People's Procuratorate in 1952-1954; deputy group chief and assistant judge of Northeast China Work Team of the Supreme People's Procuratorate in 1954-1955; procurator of Yangtze River Water Transport Procuratorate and Hubei People's Procuratorate in 1955-1966; subject to forced laborat "May 7" cadre's school during "Cultural Revolution" in 1966-1969; served public security organ in Hubei Province in 1969-1973;deputy director of General Office, vice-president and deputy secretary of Leading Party Members' Group of Hubei Provincial Higher People's Court in 1973-1983; president and Leading Party Members' Group secretary of Hubei Provincial Higher People's Court,director and CPC Committee secretary of Hubei Provincial Department of Public Security and concurrently first political commissar of Hubei Armed Police Corps, and Standing Committee member and concurrently secretary of Political Science and Law Committee of CPC Hubei Provincial Committee in 1983-1985.

Deputy procurator-general in 1985-1993, and procurator-general in 1993-1998, of Supreme People's Procuratorate.

Vice-chairman of CPPCC National Committee since 1998.

Alternate member of 13th CPC Central Committee; member of 14th and 15th CPC Central Committee.

Vice-chairman of 9th CPPCC National Committee.