The following is the biographical sketch of He Guoqiang:

He Guoqiang, male, ethnic Han, native of Xiangxiang, Hunan Province, born in October 1943. Joined the CPC in January 1966 and began working in September 1966. Graduated from Inorganic Chemical Engineering Department, Beijing Institute of Chemical Engineering, majoring in inorganic engineering. With a university education. Senior engineer.

Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.

1961-1966 Student of inorganic engineering at Inorganic Chemical Engineering Department, Beijing Institute of Chemical Engineering

1966-1967 Stayed at the Institute waiting for job assignment

1967-1978 Technician, director and Party branch secretary of the synthesizing workshop of Lu'nan Chemical Fertilizer Plant, Shandong Province

1978-1980 Deputy director and deputy chief engineer of Lu'nan Chemical Fertilizer Plant, Shandong Province

1980-1982 Director of the Control Office, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Industry, Shandong Province

1982-1984 Deputy director general, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Industry, Shandong Province

1984-1986 Director general, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Industry, Shandong Province

1986-1987 Member of the Standing Committee of Shandong Provincial Party Committee, and deputy secretary of the Ji'nan Municipal Party Committee

1987-1991 Member of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee, and secretary of the Ji'nan Municipal Party Committee

1991-1996 Vice-minister of the Ministry of Chemical Industry, and deputy secretary of the Ministry's Leading Party Members' Group

1996-1997 Deputy secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee and acting governor of Fujian Province

1997-1999 Deputy secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee, and governor of Fujian Province

1999-2002 Secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee

2002-2007 Member of the Political Bureau and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee

2007- Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau, secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee

Alternate member of the Twelfth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth CPC Central Committees, member of the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth CPC Central Committees, member of the Political Bureau and Secretariat of the Sixteenth CPC Central Committee, member of the Political Bureau of the Seventeenth CPC Central Committee and member of its Standing Committee. Elected as member, member of the Standing Committee and secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

(Xinhua News Agency October 22, 2007)