Wu Guanghui (born 7 February 1960) is a Chinese engineer specializing in aircraft design, currently serving as deputy general manager of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. He is an academician of the

Chinese Academy of Engineering The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE, ) is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China. The CAE and the Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

(CAE).

Biography

Wu was born in

Wuhan Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei Province in the People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the ninth-most populous Chinese city an ...

Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The ...

, on 7 February 1960. During the

Down to the Countryside Movement The Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside Movement, often known simply as the Down to the Countryside Movement, was a policy instituted in the People's Republic of China between mid 1950s and 1978. As a result of what he perceived to ...

, he became a

sent-down youth The sent-down, rusticated, or "educated" youth (), also known as the ''zhiqing'', were the young people who—beginning in the 1950s until the end of the Cultural Revolution, willingly or under coercion—left the urban districts of the ...

in Caidian District. In 1978, he was admitted to Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, majoring in aircraft design. After graduating in 1982, he was despatched to the 603rd Institute of Ministry of Aeronautics Industry, where he successively as a designer, deputy director, and director. In March 2008, he was promoted to deputy general manager of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd and chief designer of

C919 The Comac C919 is a narrow-body airliner developed by Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac. The development program was launched in 2008. Production of the prototype began in December 2011, with the first prototype being ready on 2 November 201 ...

passenger aircraft. He was a representative of the

17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China The 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in Beijing, China, at the Great Hall of the People from 15 to 21 October 2007. Congress marked a significant shift in the political direction of the country as CCP General Secretar ...

. He was a member of the 11th and 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Honours and awards

* 2010 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Special Prize) * 2011 National Labor Medal * 2013 Feng Ru Aviation Technology Elite Award * 2015 Special Government Subsidy of the State Councial * 27 November 2017 Member of the

(CAE)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wu, Guanghui 1960 births Living people People from Wuhan Engineers from Hubei Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics alumni Members of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering