Wei Jianxing -- Politburo Standing Committee Member of CPC Central Committee  
2002-09-09 13:23:24
Wei Jianxing, (1931- ), native of Xinchang County, Zhejiang Province.

Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau, and member of Secretariat, of 15th CPC Central Committee; secretary of CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection; chairman of 13th Executive Committee of All-China Federation of Trade Unions. Joined CPC in 1949.

Graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dalian Engineering Institute, majoring in Machinery Manufacturing, 1952.

Studied enterprise management in an aluminum-processing factory in the former Soviet Union, 1953-1955.

After coming back to China, worked in Northeast Light Alloys Processing Factory, serving successively as deputy head and head of a workshop, general director for Production, vice chairman of Revolutionary Committee, CPC secretary, and director, 1955-1980.

Studied at cadre's training class of Party School of CPC Central Committee, 1980-1981.

Worked as deputy secretary of CPC Harbin Municipal Committee and mayor of Harbin City, capital of Heilongjiang Province, 1981-1983.

Served as vice president of All-China Federation of Trade Unions and member of its Secretariat, 1983-1984; deputy head and then head of Organization Department of CPC Central Committee, 1984-1987; minister of Supervision, 1987-1993.

Elected president of 12th (1993) and 13th (October of 1998) Executive Committees of All-China Federation of Trade Unions.

Served as member, Standing Committee member and secretary of CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, 1995-1997.

Elected alternate member and then member of 12th CPC Central Committee; member of 13th to 15th CPC Central Committees; member of Political Bureau and member of Secretariat of 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees; Standing Committee member and secretary of CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, 1992 and 1997.

Elected member of Standing Committee of Political Bureau of 15th CPC Central Committee in 1997.