Han Qide (; born July 1945) is a Chinese physician and politician. Han is currently the chairman of the

Jiusan Society The Jiusan Society () is one of the eight legally recognised minor political parties in the People's Republic of China under the direction of the Chinese Communist Party. The party's original name was "Democracy and Science Forum" on its in ...

and a member of the

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. He was the

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of the

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and is the Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He is also the president of the

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Biography

Han was born in

Cixi Empress Dowager Cixi ( ; mnc, Tsysi taiheo; formerly Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Empress Dowager T'zu-hsi; 29 November 1835 – 15 November 1908), of the Manchu people, Manchu Nara (clan)#Yehe Nara, Yehe Nara clan, was a Chinese nob ...

Ningbo Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...

Zhejiang Province Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jian ...

in July 1945. 1962–1968, Han studied

medicine Medicine is the science and Praxis (process), practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, Preventive medicine, prevention, therapy, treatment, Palliative care, palliation of their injury or disease, and Health promotion ...

at the First Medical College of

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...

(later known as Shanghai Medical University; in 2002, it was merged into

Fudan University Fudan University () is a national public research university in Shanghai, China. Fudan is a member of the C9 League, Project 985, Project 211, and the Double First Class University identified by the Ministry of Education of China. It is ...

and became its medical college). Han then worked as a medical staff and clinic physician in many hospitals in

Shaanxi Province Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), Ning ...

from 1968 to 1979. Han did his

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study at the Xi'an Medical College (later merged into Xi'an Jiao Tong University and became its medical school). After graduation, Han taught at Beijing Medical College (later merged into

Peking University Peking University (PKU; ) is a public research university in Beijing, China. The university is funded by the Ministry of Education. Peking University was established as the Imperial University of Peking in 1898 when it received its royal charte ...

and became its medical college) as a lecturer. Han served as the last President of Beijing Medical University. When Beijing Medical University was merged into Peking University, Han was transferred into Peking University, and became the head of the Peking University's medical school (PKU Health Science Center), and the Executive Vice-president of the Peking University. He is currently President of the PKU Health Science Centre and Chairperson of the Board. Han was elected as an Academician of the

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Repub ...

in 1997.

Political positions

* 2000–2002: Vice-Chairman of the Central Committee of

* 2002–2017: Chairman of the Central Committee of Jiusan Society * 2003–2008:

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of the

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of the

10th National People's Congress The 10th National People's Congress () was in session from 2003 to 2008. It held five plenary sessions in this period. There were 2,984 deputies to this Congress. It succeeded the 9th National People's Congress. The 1st Session The Congres ...

* 2008–2013: Vice-Chairman the Standing Committee of the

11th National People's Congress The 11th National People's Congress () met for a 5-year term, from 2008 to 2013. It held five annual two week plenary sessions during this period. It succeeded the 10th National People's Congress. There were 2,987 deputies elected to the 11t ...

* 2013–2018:

of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

Academic positions

* 1995–2000: Vice-President of the Beijing Medical University, and the Dean of its Postgraduate School; Beijing * 1997–present: Academician of the

* 2000–2002: President of the Beijing Medical University * 2002–2003: Executive Vice-President of Peking University, and the Dean of Peking University Health Science Center * 2002–2003: Vice-Chairman of the

China Association for Science and Technology The China Association for Science and Technology (CAST; ) is a mass organization of Chinese scientists and engineers, which is composed of multiple national professional societies and hundreds of branches at various local and international level ...

* 2006–2016: Chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology

References

External links

China Vitae: Biography of HAN Qide
{{DEFAULTSORT:Han, Qide 1945 births Living people Fudan University alumni Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Members of the Jiusan Society Peking University faculty People from Cixi People's Republic of China politicians from Zhejiang Physicians from Zhejiang Politicians from Ningbo Scientists from Ningbo Vice Chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress Xi'an Jiaotong University alumni Educators from Ningbo Members of the National Academy of Medicine