Chen Fujin (; born May 1941) is a Chinese politician who served as

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of the

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from 1999 to 2006. He was a member of the 15th CCP

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, a member of the Standing Committee of the 11th

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, and a member of the

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Early life and education

Chen was born in

Shiping County Shiping County () is a county in the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in southeastern Yunnan province, China. It is located about from Kunming, the provincial capital. The county has a population of approximately 280,000 and its area i ...

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, in May 1941. In 1960, he was admitted to

Peking University Peking University (PKU) is a Public university, public Types of universities and colleges in China#By designated academic emphasis, university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of the Peop ...

, majoring in

philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

. He joined the

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(CCP) in July 1965. Two months later, he was assigned to the Political Department of the

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as an official. He worked at

May Seventh Cadre School May Seventh Cadre Schools () were a system of rural communes throughout mainland China established during the Cultural Revolution to train Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Cadre system of the Chinese Communist Party, cadres to follow the mass line, in ...

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between 1969 and 1971. In March 1971, he was recalled to

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and was dispatched to Beijing Chemical Research Institute, an institute affiliated to

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Ministry of Coal Industry

Beginning in May 1975, he served in several posts in the , including secretary of the minister, deputy director of the General Office, and vice president of the Information Institute. He was editor-in-chief of ''China Coal News'' in December 1982, and held that office until March 1986.

General Office of the Chinese Communist Party

In March 1986, he was dispatched to the

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, where he was eventually promoted to deputy director in May 1993.

Chinese Academy of Governance

He was appointed

of the

in December 1999, concurrently holding the executive vice president position.

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

In March 2008, he became chairperson of the Culture, History and Study Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a post he kept until his retirement in March 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Fujin 1941 births Living people People from Shiping County Peking University alumni Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Yunnan Chinese Communist Party politicians from Yunnan Members of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference