Li Qiang is elected as a member of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Oct. 25, 2017. (Xinhua)

BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following is the biographical sketch of Li Qiang:

Li Qiang, male, Han ethnicity, was born in July 1959 and is from Rui'an County, Zhejiang Province. He began his first job in July 1976 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in April 1983. He received a graduate education at the Central Party School and holds an executive MBA degree.

Li is currently a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress.

2017 Member, CPC Central Committee Political Bureau

Secretary, CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee

Chairman, Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress

2017 Secretary, CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee

Chairman, Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress

2016-2017 Secretary, CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee

2013-2016 Deputy Secretary, CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee

Governor, Zhejiang Province

2012-2013 Deputy Secretary, CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee

Acting Governor, Zhejiang Province

2012 Deputy Secretary, CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee

Secretary, Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee

2011-2012 Deputy Secretary and Secretary-General, CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee

Secretary, Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee

2005-2011 Standing Committee member and Secretary-General, CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee

Studied executive business administration at Faculty of Business, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and received an executive MBA degree (2003-2005)

2004-2005 Secretary-General, CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee

2003-2004 Secretary, CPC Wenzhou Municipal Committee, Zhejiang Province

Chairman, Standing Committee of the Wenzhou Municipal People's Congress

Attended an in-service graduate program in world economy at the Central Party School (2001-2004)

2002-2003 Secretary, CPC Wenzhou Municipal Committee, Zhejiang Province

2000-2002 Director and Party Committee Secretary, Zhejiang Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce

Took a one-year training course for young and middle-aged officials at the Central Party School (2001-2002)

1998-2000 Deputy Director and Leading Party Members Group member, General Office of the Zhejiang Provincial Government

1998 Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Jinhua Municipal Committee, Zhejiang Province

Secretary, CPC Yongkang Municipal Committee, Zhejiang Province

Chairman, Standing Committee of the Jinhua Municipal People's Congress

1996-1998 Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Jinhua Municipal Committee, Zhejiang Province

Secretary, CPC Yongkang Municipal Committee, Zhejiang Province

Attended a graduate program in management engineering at Zhejiang University (1995-1997)

1992-1996 Deputy Director and Leading Party Members Group member, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Civil Affairs

1991-1992 Member of the Leading Party Members Group and Chief of the Personnel Office, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Civil Affairs

1990-1991 Chief, Disaster Relief Office, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Civil Affairs

1988-1990 Chief, Rural Poverty Relief Office, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Civil Affairs

1985-1988 Deputy Chief, Rural Poverty Relief Office, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Civil Affairs

Studied sociology through Correspondence University of Chinese Sociology (1985-1987)

Department of Disaster Relief, Ministry of Civil Affairs (on secondment, Dec 1985-Jul 1986)

1984-1985 Staff member, Rural Poverty Relief Office, Zhejiang Provincial Department of Civil Affairs

1984 Secretary, CYL Rui'an County Committee, Zhejiang Province

1983-1984 Staff member, CYL Rui'an County Committee, Zhejiang Province

1982-1983 Head, CYL Xincheng Area Committee, Rui'an County, Zhejiang Province

1978-1982 Studied agricultural mechanization at Department of Agricultural Mechanization, Ningbo Campus, Zhejiang Agricultural University

1977-1978 Employee, Number Three Tools Plant, Rui'an County, Zhejiang Province

1976-1977 Employee, Mayu Area Electric Pumping Station, Rui'an County, Zhejiang Province

Sub-team in Jiangxi Commune, Lines Education Work Team, Rui'an County, Zhejiang Province (on secondment, Apr-Oct 1977)

Alternate member, 18th CPC Central Committee

Appointed member of the 18th CPC Central Committee at the Seventh Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee

Member, 19th CPC Central Committee

Member, 19th CPC Central Committee Political Bureau.