Xu Rongkai (; born 1 February 1942) is a Chinese politician who served as governor of Yunnan from 2001 to 2006. He was a member of the

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. He was a delegate to the

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and a member of the Standing Committee of the

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Biography

Xu was born in

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...

, on 1 February 1942. In 1960, he entered

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, majoring in gas turbine. During his university years, he was president of Tsinghua University Student Union and Beijing Student Federation. Xu joined the

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(CCP) in 1960. Beginning in 1968, he served in several posts in

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

Dongfang Turbine Works (), including technician, assistant engineer, and engineer. In August 1985, he became deputy head of Sichuan Provincial Light Industry Department, rising to head in December 1987. In July 1991, Xu was transferred to

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and appointed , and held that office until May 1993, when he became vice president of China National Council of Light Industry. In July 1995, he was chosen as deputy director of the

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, a post he kept until March 1998, when he was made deputy secretary-general of the

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. In May 2001, Xu was despatched to

southwest China Southwest China () is a region in the south of the People's Republic of China. Geography Southwest China is a rugged and mountainous region, transitioning between the Tibetan Plateau to the west and the Chinese coastal hills (东南丘陵) and ...

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...

province and appointed deputy party secretary. In June, he was named

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, confirmed in January 2002. In October 2006, he took office as vice chairperson of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Xu, Rongkai 1942 births Living people Tsinghua University alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Chongqing Chinese Communist Party politicians from Chongqing Members of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Delegates to the 10th National People's Congress Members of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress