BEIJING -- The following is the biographical sketch of Hu Jintao:

Hu Jintao, male, ethnic Han, native of Jixi, Anhui Province, born in December 1942. Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in April 1964 and began working in July 1965. Graduated from the specialty of hub hydropower stations of the Department of Water Conservancy Engineering of Tsinghua University. With a university education. Engineer.

General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China.

1959-1964 Student at the Department of Water Conservancy Engineering of Tsinghua University

1964-1965 Postgraduate and political instructor at the Water Conservancy Engineering Department of Tsinghua University

1965-1968 Participated in R&D at the Water Conservancy Engineering Department of Tsinghua University and served as political instructor before the start of the "cultural revolution" in 1966

1968-1969 Worked with the housing construction team of Liujia Gorge Engineering Bureau, Ministry of Water Conservancy

1969-1974 Technician and secretary of No. 813 Sub-Bureau, Fourth Engineering Bureau, Ministry of Water Conservancy and deputy secretary of the general Party branch of the sub-bureau's head office

1974-1975 Secretary at the Gansu Provincial Construction Committee (GPCC)

1975-1980 Deputy director of the design management division, GPCC

1980-1982 Vice Chairman of GPCC, and Secretary of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League (September-December 1982)

1982-1984 Member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, and Chairman of the All-China Youth Federation

1984-1985 First secretary, Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China

1985-1988 Secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, and first secretary of the Party Committee of Guizhou Provincial Military Command

1988-1992 Secretary of the Party Committee of Tibet Autonomous Region, and first secretary of the Party Committee of Tibet Military Command

1992-1993 Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee

1993-1998 Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and President of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee

1998-1999 Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, Vice President of the People's Republic of China, and President of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee

1999-2002 Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, Vice President of the People's Republic of China, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China, and President of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee

2002-2003 General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, Vice President of the People's Republic of China, Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China, and President of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee before December 2002

2003-2004 General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China

2004-2005 General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China

2005- General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the People's Republic of China, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China

An alternate member, member of the Twelfth CPC Central Committee and member of the Thirteenth through Sixteenth CPC Central Committees, he is now a member of the Seventeenth CPC Central Committee. A member of the Political Bureau and its Standing Committee, and member of the Secretariat of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth CPC Central Committees, a member of the Political Bureau and its Standing Committee, and General Secretary of the Sixteenth CPC Central Committee, he is now a member of the Political Bureau and of its Standing Committee, and General Secretary of the Seventeenth CPC Central Committee. Made an additional Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission at the fourth plenary session of the Fifteenth CPC Central Committee. Elected Vice President of the People's Republic of China at the first session of the Ninth National People's Congress. Appointed Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China at the twelfth session of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress. Elected President of the People's Republic of China at the first session of the Tenth National People's Congress. Became Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission at the fourth plenary session of the Sixteenth CPC Central Committee. Elected Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China at the third session of the Tenth National People's Congress. Appointed Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission at the first plenary session of the Seventeenth CPC Central Committee. A member of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).