Sun Jiazheng 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 Sun Jiazheng, who was elected vice-chairman of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC):

Sun Jiazheng

Male, born in March 1944, ethnic Han, native of Siyang, Jiangsu Province.

Vice-chairman of the 11th CPPCC National Committee, member of its Leading Party Members' Group, Minister of Culture and member of its Leading Party Members' Group, President of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles.

Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 1966.

Studied at Department of Chinese Language and Literature of Nanjing University in 1963-1968 and graduated in 1968.

Worked at the May 7th Cadre School of Liuhe County, Jiangsu Province in 1968-1971.

Deputy head of the Armed Forces Department of Fanji commune of Liuhe County, Jiangsu Province, Deputy head of the office of Liuhe County revolutionary committee, Secretary of the Liuhe County committee of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC), Secretary of CPC Ma'an commune committee in 1971-1975.

Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Liuhe County Committee, Deputy head of Liuhe County revolutionary committee in 1975-1978.

Secretary of the CYLC Nanjing Municipal Committee, Deputy Secretary and Secretary of the CYLC Jiangsu Provincial Committee in 1978-1983.

Member and Secretary-general of the Standing Committee of CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, Secretary of Party committee of departments under the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee in 1983-1984.

Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee and Secretary of CPC Xuzhou Municipal Committee in 1984-1985.

Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee and Director of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee publicity department in 1985-1986.

Deputy Secretary of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee and Director of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee publicity department in 1986-1989.

Deputy Secretary of the CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee in 1989-1994.

Minister of Radio, Film and Television and Secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group in 1994-1998.

Minister of Culture and Secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group in 1998-2006.

Minister of Culture and Secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group and President of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles in 2006-2007.

Minister of Culture and member of its Leading Party Members' Group and President of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles since 2007.

Alternate member of the 12th, 13th and 14th CPC Central Committee; member of the 15th and 16th CPC Central Committee.