Zhang Meiying, female, Han nationality, a native of Nanchong, Sichuan Province, born in January 1944; a member of Chinese Democratic League (CDL); a university graduate and professor of surgery

1962 - 1968  Student at Department of Medicine, No. 4 Military Medical University

1968 - 1971  Surgeon at PLA No. 222 Hospital

1971 - 1979  Staff member at Section of Medical Affairs, Health Bureau of Haidian District, Beijing

1979 - 1994  Surgeon-in-charge, associate professor and professor of surgery, and deputy head and head of Nuclear Medicine Department at Beijing Research Institute for Tumor Prevention and Treatment

1994 - 2000  Deputy director of Beijing Research Institute for Tumor Prevention and Treatment, deputy director of Tumor Clinical Hospital affiliated to Beijing Medical University, and deputy director of Beijing Tumor Hospital

2000- 2003  Vice-chairwoman of CDL Central Committee, deputy secretary-general of CPPCC National Committee, executive council member of All-China Women's Federation (ACWF), part-time professor at School of Oncology, Peking University

2003 - present  Executive vice-chairwoman of CDL Central Committee, deputy secretary- general of CPPCC National Committee, vice-chairwoman of ACWF, part-time professor at School of Oncology, Peking University

She was a deputy to 9th National People's Congress and is a member of 10th CPPCC Standing Committee.