 The following is the biographical sketch of Hu Jintao:
Hu Jintao, male, 59, Han nationality, a native of Jixi, Anhui Province, was born in December 1942. He joined the Communist Party of China （CPC） in April 1964 and began to work in July 1965. He graduated from the Water Conservancy Engineering Department of Tsinghua University where he had majored in the study of hub hydropower stations. With a university education, he holds the title as an engineer.
Hu Jintao was elected president of the People's Republic of China at the fifth plenary meeting of the First Session of the 10th National People's Congress in Beijing Saturday morning.
He is now 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.
1959－1964 Student at the Water Conservancy Engineering Department 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"
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 （Sept. 1982－Dec.1982）
1982－1984 Secretary, Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, 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
1988－1992 Secretary of the Party Committee of Tibet Autonomous Region
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, 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, 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, president of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee
2002－ 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, president of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee
He was an alternate member, member of the 12th CPC Central Committee, member of the 13th, 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees and is a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee. He was a member of the Political Bureau and its Standing Committee, and member of the Secretariat of the 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees and is a member of the Political Bureau and of its Standing Committee, and general secretary of the 16th CPC Central Committee. He was made an additional vice－chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission at the fourth plenary session of the 15th CPC Central Committee. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference （CPPCC）.
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