Du Qinglin

Du Qinglin
杜青林
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office 13 March 2008 – 14 March 2018 First-ranking between March 2013 and March 2018
Chairman	Jia Qinglin Yu Zhengsheng
Head of the United Front Work Department
In office 2 December 2007 – 31 August 2012
General Secretary	Hu Jintao
Preceded by	Liu Yandong
Succeeded by	Ling Jihua
Communist Party Secretary of Sichuan
In office 3 December 2006 – 2 December 2007
Deputy	Jiang Jufeng (Governor)
Preceded by	Zhang Xuezhong
Succeeded by	Liu Qibao
Minister of Agriculture
In office 31 August 2001 – 29 December 2006
Preceded by	Chen Yaobang
Succeeded by	Sun Zhengcai
Communist Party Secretary of Hainan
In office 19 February 1998 – 15 August 2001
Preceded by	Ruan Chongwu
Succeeded by	Bai Keming
Personal details
Born	November 1946 (age 77) Panshi, Jilin, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Residence	Beijing
Alma mater	Northeast Normal University
Occupation	Politician

Du Qinglin (Chinese: 杜青林; pinyin: Dù Qīnglín; born November 1946 in Panshi, Jilin City, Jilin) is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He formerly serves as vice chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and a Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). From 2007 and 2012 he served as the director of United Front Work Department of CCP.^[1]

Biography

Du graduated from law department of Jilin University with a master's degree. He joined the CCP in March 1966.

In early years, Du served in FAW Car Co., Ltd in Changchun and Communist Youth League Jilin committee. From September 1984 to 1991, he served as vice secretary of CCP Changchun municipal committee, a standing committee member of CCP Jilin committee, director of organization department in Jilin, and vice secretary of CCP Jilin committee. In March 1992, Du became the vice secretary of CCP Hainan committee. He was elected the chairman of Hainan People's Congress in February 1993. From February 1998 to August 2001, Du was the secretary of CCP Hainan committee. From August 2001 to December 2006, Du served as Minister of Agriculture. In December 2006, he became the secretary of CCP Sichuan committee, and was elected chairman of Sichuan People's Congress in January 2007. In December 2007, Du succeeded Liu Yandong as the director of United Front Work Department of CCP.

On March 13, 2008, Du was elected vice chairman of CPPCC. In November 2012, he was elected to the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party, while continuing his term as Vice Chairman of the CPPCC.

Du was a member of the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

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