Mao Rubai (; born May 1938) is a Chinese politician who served as
party secretary of Ningxia from 1997 to 2002 and
chairman of Ningxia People's Congress from 1998 to 2002. He also served as chairperson of the
from 2003 to 2008.
He was a member of the
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. He was a delegate to the
9th National People's Congress
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Election result ...
.
Early life and education
Mao was born in
Yangzhou
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,
Jiangsu
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, in May 1938. He secondary studied at
Yangzhou High School of Jiangsu Province. In 1955, he entered
Nanjing University
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, majoring in the Department of
Meteorology
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.
Career in Tibet
He joined the
Chinese Communist Party
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(CCP) in November 1959. He was assigned to the Meteorological Bureau of
Tibet Autonomous Region
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in August 1961, becoming director in December 1980. He was appointed deputy party secretary of Tibet Autonomous Region in December 1984, concurrently serving as vice chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region since March 1986.
Ministry of Construction
In April 1993, he was transferred to
Beijing
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and appointed .
Career in Ningxia
He was chosen as
party secretary of Ningxia in August 1997, concurrently serving as
chairman of Ningxia People's Congress since May 1998.
National People's Congress
He became vice chairperson of the
in April 2002, and was promoted to chairperson in March 2003.
References
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1938 births
Living people
People from Yangzhou
Nanjing University alumni
People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangsu
Members of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Delegates to the 9th National People's Congress