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

Li Zhaozhuo

Male, born in September 1944, ethnic Zhuang, native of Pingguo, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Graduate of Guangxi University, majoring in water conservancy and irrigation; started working in September 1968; joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in June 1974; engineer.

1963-1968 Studied at Guangxi University, majoring in water conservancy and irrigation

1968-1970 Worked at Units 6901 and 0547 of the People's Liberation Army

1970-1975 Technician at Du'an People's Commune in Debao County, Guangxi

1975-1980 Technician, secretary, deputy director of the Hydropower Bureau of Debao County, Guangxi

1980-1983 Deputy director of the Capital Construction Bureau, and deputy director of the Planning Committee of Debao County

1983-1984 Director of Economic Committee of Debao County

1984-1985 Secretary of the CPC Debao County Committee

1985-1992 Deputy secretary of CPC Committee and commissioner of Baise Prefecture, Guangxi

1992-1993 Secretary of the CPC Committee of Baise Prefecture

1993-1995 Secretary of the CPC Committee of Fangchenggang City, Guangxi, and chairman of the Standing Committee of the city People's Congress

1995-1997 Standing Committee member of CPC Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and secretary of the CPC Nanning City Committee

1997-1998 Deputy secretary of CPC Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and secretary of the CPC Nanning City Committee

1998-2003 Deputy secretary of the CPC Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and chairman of the regional People's Government

2003-2008 Vice-chairman and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the 10th CPPCC National Committee

2008- Vice-chairman and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the 11th CPPCC National Committee

Member of the 15th, 16th and 17th CPC Central Committees; vice-chairman of the 10th and 11th CPPCC National Committees.