Huang Mengfu
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Huang Mengfu is a vice chairman of the China People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce
. He ranks as a national leader of China
.
Huang Mengfu is a grandson of former Chinese vice premier Huang Yanpei
who is regarded the founder of modern vocational education in China
. Huang Mengfu was born in Chongqing
in January 1944 and grew up in Shanghai
and Beijing
in his grandfather's household. He is a metallurgical engineer and 1968 graduate of the Beijing Steel and Iron Institute. From 1968 to 1992, he made a career from a normal steel worker to vice director of the Nanjing Iron and Steel Works in Jiangsu
. He was appointed vice mayor of Nanjing
in 1992 and vice chairman of the Jiangsu People's Congress
Standing Committee in 1998. In 2001, he was appointed vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce
, and was appointed chairman of ACFIC in November 2002, replacing Jing Shuping
who retired. As a result of his position, he was also appointed vice chairman of the CPPCC in March 2003. He was confirmed for a second five-year term in both positions in November 2007 and March 2008.
Huang is also honorary vice chairman of the Red Cross of China
, honorary chairman of the China Employment Promotion Association, and holds leading and honorary positions in a number of other business and philanthropic organizations of China.
All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce
The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce is a non-governmental chamber of commerce, established in 1953 as a successor to the chambers of commerce that were first founded during the Qing Dynasty...
. He ranks as a national leader of China
Political position ranking of the People's Republic of China
The political ranking of the People's Republic of China is the ranking of political leaders in China, by order of presumed political power. Although there is no formally published ranking, there is usually an established convention and protocol, and the relative positions of Chinese political...
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Huang Mengfu is a grandson of former Chinese vice premier Huang Yanpei
Huang Yanpei
Huang Yanpei was a Chinese educator, industrialist, politician, and one of the founding pioneers of the China Democratic League.-Biography:...
who is regarded the founder of modern vocational education in China
Education in the People's Republic of China
Education in the People's Republic of China is a state-run system of public education run by the Ministry of Education. All citizens must attend school for at least nine years. The government provides primary education for six years, starting at age six or seven, followed by six years of secondary...
. Huang Mengfu was born in Chongqing
Chongqing
Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...
in January 1944 and grew up in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
and Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
in his grandfather's household. He is a metallurgical engineer and 1968 graduate of the Beijing Steel and Iron Institute. From 1968 to 1992, he made a career from a normal steel worker to vice director of the Nanjing Iron and Steel Works in Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
. He was appointed vice mayor of Nanjing
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
in 1992 and vice chairman of the Jiangsu People's Congress
Politics of Jiangsu
The governor of Jiangsu is a position that has existed in China since the Qing dynasty.-Qing Dynasty:Under Qing rule, the governor of Jiangsu was the highest-ranking official within Jiangsu but reported to the Viceroy of the Two Jiangs, who was often involved in provincial affairs...
Standing Committee in 1998. In 2001, he was appointed vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce
All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce
The All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce is a non-governmental chamber of commerce, established in 1953 as a successor to the chambers of commerce that were first founded during the Qing Dynasty...
, and was appointed chairman of ACFIC in November 2002, replacing Jing Shuping
Jing Shuping
Jing Shuping was a Chinese businessman who founded the Minsheng Bank, the first privately owned bank to open in the Communist People's Republic of China, in 1996.Jing Shuping graduated from the former Saint John's University in Shanghai in 1939...
who retired. As a result of his position, he was also appointed vice chairman of the CPPCC in March 2003. He was confirmed for a second five-year term in both positions in November 2007 and March 2008.
Huang is also honorary vice chairman of the Red Cross of China
Red Cross Society of China
The Red Cross Society of China is the national Red Cross Society in the People's Republic of China.-Origins and history before 1949:...
, honorary chairman of the China Employment Promotion Association, and holds leading and honorary positions in a number of other business and philanthropic organizations of China.