Chen Kuiyuan, male, Han nationality, a native of Kangping, Liaoning Province, born in January 1941; joined Communist Party of China (CPC) in May 1965; began working in September 1964; a university graduate who majored in political education at Inner Mongolia Normal College

1960 - 1964  Student at Political Education Department, Inner Mongolia Normal College, majoring in political education

1964 - 1972  Teacher at Party School of CPC Hulunbuir League Committee in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, staff member of Political Work Section, Office of Hulunbuir League Revolutionary Committee

1972 - 1973  Assistant at Office of Hulunbuir League Revolutionary Committee

1973 - 1978  Section chief of Publicity Department, CPC Hulunbuir League Committee (December 1975 - January 1977, sent to work as a township party committee secretary)

1978 - 1980 Vice-president of Party School of CPC Hulunbuir League Committee (temporarily transferred to General Office of CPC Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee and worked as a secretary for a period of time)

1980 - 1982  Deputy secretary-general and acting secretary-general of CPC Hulunbuir League Committee

1982 - 1983  Secretary-general, Standing Committee member and deputy secretary of CPC Hulunbuir League Committee (September 1982 - July 1983, attended a training class at Party School of CPC Central Committee)

1983 - 1989  Secretary of CPC Hulunbuir League Committee

1989 - 1991  Standing Committee member of CPC Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee and concurrently secretary of Work Committee for Higher Education

1991 - 1992  Standing Committee member of CPC Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee, vice-chairman of People's Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and concurrently secretary of the region's Work Committee for Higher Education

January to November 1992  Deputy secretary of CPC Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee

November 1992 - 2000  Secretary of CPC Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee

2000 - December 2002  Secretary of CPC Henan Provincial Committee

January 2003 - present  President of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and secretary of its Leading Party Members' Group

He was a member of 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees and is a member of 16th CPC Central Committee.