Chen Mingde
Chen Mingde (Traditional Chinese: 陳明德, Simplified Chinese: 陈明德), 1940-, is a Chinese politician. He is former general secretary and vice-president of the China Democratic National Construction Association (CNDCA).[1]
Career
Chen was born in Jun 1940 in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, and graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University in 1962.
Chen served in the Institute of Electrotechnics, Chinese Academy of Science for a long time. He was a technician, researcher and the chairman of the employee committee at the institute. 1981~1983, he studied and worked in USA (State University of New York Institute of Technology) as a visiting scholar.
In June 1986 Chen became a member of the China Democratic National Construction Association (CNDCA), and was elected as central member in 1987 Feb. May, he was pointed to be the deputy secretary-general of CNDCA Beijing. 1988, he was promoted to be the chairperson of the CNDCA Beijing, and became a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Beijing Branch. 1993, Chen became the general secretary and vice-chairperson of CNDCA Beijing. 1994 May - 1997 Dec, Chen also served in the Beijing government and was in charge of economy (industry) and development. Nov 1997, he became the general secretary of CNDCA and started directing the its daily work. 1998, he was elected to be the deputy secretary-general and standing member of CPPCC. 2002-, he's the vice-president of CNDCA.[1]