Chen Mingde (

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: 陳明德,

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: 陈明德), born 1940, is a Chinese

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. He is former

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and

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of the

China Democratic National Construction Association The China National Democratic Construction Association (CNDCA), sometimes translated as the China Democratic National Construction Association (CDNCA), also known by its Chinese abbreviation Minjian (), is one of the eight legally recognized ...

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Career

Chen was born in June 1940 in

Ningbo Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...

Zhejiang Province Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangs ...

, and graduated from the Department of

Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

Zhejiang University Zhejiang University, abbreviated as ZJU or Zheda and formerly romanized as Chekiang University, is a national public research university based in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is a member of the prestigious C9 League and is selected into the na ...

in 1962. Chen served in the Institute of Electrotechnics,

Chinese Academy of Science The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republic ...

for a long time. He was a technician, researcher and the

chairman The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...

of the employee committee at the institute. From 1981 to 1983, he studied and worked in United States (

State University of New York Institute of Technology The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Polytechnic Institute or SUNY Poly) is a public university with campuses in Marcy and Albany, New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Founded in 1966 u ...

) as a

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. In June 1986 Chen became a member of the

(CNDCA), and was elected as central member in February 1987. That May, he was pointed to be the deputy secretary-general of CNDCA

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

. In 1988, he was promoted to be the chairperson of the CNDCA Beijing, and became a member of the

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, zh, 中国人民政治协商会议), also known as the People's PCC (, ) or simply the PCC (), is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of ...

(CPPCC) Beijing Branch. In 1993, Chen became the general secretary and vice-chairperson of CNDCA Beijing. From May 1994 - December 1997, Chen also served in the Beijing government and was in charge of economy (industry) and development. In November 1997, he became the general secretary of CNDCA and started directing its daily work. In 1998, he was elected to be the deputy secretary-general and standing member of CPPCC. Since 2002, he is the vice-president of CNDCA.

References

External links

Chen's biography

China National Democratic Construction Assiciation
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