Minister of Culture

Cai Wu, ethnic Han, a native of Longnan in Ganshu Province, was born in October 1949 and joined the CPC in January 1973. He has a Doctorate degree in law.

Sep. 1978: Student and later lecturer in the International Politics Department of Peking University.

July 1983: Director of the International Liaison Department of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) Central Committee; Member of the CYLC Central Committee; Member of the Standing Committee of the CYLC Central Committee; Member of the All-China Youth Federation; Member of the Standing Committee of the All-China Youth Federation; Deputy Secretary-General of the All-China Youth Federation.

Mar. 1995: Director of the Research Office of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee.

Mar.1995: Director of the Research Office of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee; Deputy Secretary General of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee.

July 1997: Vice Minister of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee.

Aug. 2005-Apr. 2008: Director of the Information Office of the State Council.

Mar. 2008: Appointed Minister of Culture at the first plenary session of the 11th National People’s Congress.

Cai is concurrently a professor and supervisor of doctoral students at the College of International Relations of the Renmin University of China, and is a senior advisor to the Academic Committee of the College of International Relations of Peking University.

He is a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee.