17 Facts About Jia Qinglin

Jia Qinglin is a retired senior leader of the People's Republic of China and of the ruling Chinese Communist Party.

Jia Qinglin was a member of the CCP's Politburo Standing Committee, the party's highest ruling organ, between 2002 and 2012, and Chairman of the National Committee of the People's Political Consultative Conference between 2003 and 2013.

In 1996, Jia Qinglin was transferred to become mayor, then party chief of Beijing.

Jia Qinglin was born in 13 March 1940 in rural Jiaohe County, Hebei, to an ordinary family of farmers.

Jia Qinglin later took on the concurrent role as head of party organization in Fujian.

In 1993, Jia Qinglin was promoted to Party Secretary of Fujian, the top office in the coastal province.

When Jia Qinglin was the party secretary of Fujian, Xi Jinping, the current General Secretary, was the deputy party secretary of Fujian from 1996.

Jia Qinglin came onto the national and international spotlight during the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the People's Republic of China as the event's master of ceremonies, reading prepared lines atop the Tiananmen Gate to millions of onlookers and television audiences.

Jia Qinglin was the most senior Chinese official to attend the funeral of Zhao Ziyang.

In 2007, Jia Qinglin was named again to the 17th Politburo Standing Committee during the 17th Party Congress.

Jia Qinglin exited from the Politburo Standing Committee in 2012 after reaching retirement age.

Jia Qinglin retired from politics for good in March 2013, when he relinquished his CPPCC post on schedule to Yu Zhengsheng.

On 5 September 2015, Jia Qinglin appeared at the China Victory Day Parade.

On 21 December 2015, Jia Qinglin visited Liancheng County in Fujian.

In June 2016, Jia Qinglin attended a science and innovation exhibition at the Beijing Exhibition Center.

In October 2016, Jia Qinglin showed up at the World Robot Conference in Beijing.

On 17 May 2017, Jia Qinglin met with Hebei University of Technology alumni at Zhongnanhai.