Zheng Wantong is elected vice-chairman of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the fourth plenary meeting of the First Session of the 11th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2008. [Xinhua]

The following is a biographical sketch of Zheng Wantong, who was elected vice-chairman of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC):

Zheng Wantong

Male, born in May 1941, of Han nationality, native of Tianjin Municipality.

Vice-chairman of the 11th CPPCC National Committee and member of its Leading Party Members' Group.

Joined in the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 1960.

Studied at Chinese Language Department of Tianjin Normal University in 1959-1961 and graduated in 1961.

Teacher and secretary at the human resource office of the No. 78 Middle School of Tianjin in 1961-1965.

Director of the school affairs department of Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) Hebei district committee in Tianjin in 1965-1968.

Worked at the May 7 Cadre School of Hebei district of Tianjin in 1968-1970.

Cadre and deputy director of the publicity department of CPC Hebei district committee in Tianjin in 1970-1978.

Cadre of the general office of CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee and assistant to the first secretary of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee in 1978-1982.

Director of the general office of CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee in 1982-1983.

Secretary-general of CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee and Secretary of Party committee of departments under the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee in 1983-1988.

Deputy President and secretary of the secretariat of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, member of its Leading Party Members' Group in 1988-1993.

Deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, deputy secretary-general of the 8th CPPCC National Committee in 1993-1997.

Deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, deputy chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group, and concurrently deputy secretary-general of the 8th CPPCC National Committee in 1997-1998.

Secretary-general of the 9th CPPCC National Committee and member of its Leading Party Members' Group, deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee, ACFIC deputy chairman and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group in 1998.

Secretary-general of the 9th CPPCC National Committee, member of its Leading Party Members' Group in 1998-2003.

Secretary-general of the 10th CPPCC National Committee and member of its Leading Party Members' Group and secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of its secretariat in 2003-2007.

Secretary-general of the 10th CPPCC National Committee and member of its Leading Party Members' Group and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of its secretariat in 2007-2008.

Member of the 15th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, 16th CPC Central Committee.