Zeng Peiyan ( 曾培炎 ), male, Han nationality, is the Vice-President of P. R. China, a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee, and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee.

Zeng Peiyan ( 曾培炎 ) was born in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province ( 浙江省绍兴市 ), China in Dec., 1938. He graduated from TsinghuaUniversity. Zeng Peiyan ( 曾培炎 ) joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 1978.

Zeng Peiyan ( 曾培炎 ) worked for 20 years for the First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry. In 1982, he was dispatched to the United States to serve in the Commercial Counsel's Office of the Chinese Embassy. He returned to China in 1984 to serve in the Ministry of Electronics Industry. Over the next 18 years, he served in several leadership roles in key economic and planning organizations.

Zeng Peiyan ( 曾培炎 ) was an alternate member of the 14th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 15th CPC Central Committee. He is a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee and its Politburo.

Career Data of Zeng Peiyan ( 曾培炎 ):

1956 - 1962: Student, TsinghuaUniversity, Radio Engineering Department, BeijingMunicipality

1962: Graduated, TsinghuaUniversity, BeijingMunicipality

1962 - 1964: Technician, First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Shanghai Electrical Appliances Institute

1962 - 1964: Chief, First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Shanghai Electrical Appliances Institute, Research Project Group

1964 - 1965: Technician, First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Xi'an Switch and Rectifier Factory, Rectifier Research Office

1964 - 1965: Group Leader, First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Xi'an Switch and Rectifier Factory, Rectifier Research Office

1965 - 1982: Group Leader, First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Xi'an Rectifier Institute

1965 - 1982: Deputy Head, First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Xi'an Rectifier Institute

1965 - 1982: Deputy Chief Engineer, First Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Xi'an Rectifier Institute

1978: Joined, CPC

1982 - 1984: Second Secretary, Chinese Embassy, Commercial Counselor's Office, USA

1982 - 1984: First Secretary, Chinese Embassy, Commercial Counselor's Office, USA

1984 - 1987: Head, Ministry of Electronics Industry, Planning and Construction Department, General Office

1984 - 1988: Director-General, Ministry of Electronics Industry, Planning and Construction Department

1987 - 1988: Vice-Minister, Ministry of Electronics Industry

1987 - 1988: Member, CPC, Leading Party Group, Ministry of Electronics Industry

1988 - 1992: Vice-Minister, Ministry of Machine-Building and Electronics Industry

1988 - 1991: Member, CPC, Leading Party Group, Ministry of Machine-Building and Electronics Industry

1989: Student, CPC, Central Committee, CentralPartySchool

1991 - 1992: Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Machine-Building and Electronics Industry, CPC, Leading Party Group

1991 - 1992: Member, CPC, Leading Party Group, China National Electronics Industrial Corporation

1992 - : Deputy Secretary-General, Central Economic and Financial Leading Group

1992 - 1994: Vice-Minister, State Development and Reform Commission

1992 - 1997: Alternate Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee

1993 - 1998: Deputy Secretary, CPC, Leading Party Group, State Development and Reform Commission

1994 - : Minister, State Development and Reform Commission

1997 - 2002: Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee

1998 - 2002: Secretary, CPC, Leading Party Group, State Development and Reform Commission

1998 - : Deputy Director, Three Gorges Project Construction Committee

2000 - 2001: Director, Leading Group for Western China Development

2001 - 2002: Deputy Leader, State Leading Group for Information

2001 - 2002: Head, State Leading Group for Information

2001 - : Secretary, CPC, Leading Party Group, State Leading Group for Information

2001 - 2002: Head, Leading Group for Western China Development

2002 - : Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee

2002 - : Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo

2003 - : Vice-Premier, State Council