Xu Rongkai (; born 1 February 1942) is a Chinese politician who served as

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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 ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ...

, on 1 February 1942. In 1960, he entered

Tsinghua University Tsinghua University (THU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Constructio ...

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

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

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

Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng ...

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 State Council Research Office, 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 dispatched to

southwest China Southwestern China () is a region in the People's Republic of China. It consists of five provincial administrative regions, namely Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and Xizang. Geography Southwestern China is a rugged and mountainous region, ...

Yunnan Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...

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