Hu Jintao

@Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, Facts and Life

Hu Jintao is a powerful Chinese politician and government official who served as the President of the country from 2003 to 2013

Dec 21, 1942

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: December 21, 1942
  • Nationality: Chinese
  • Famous: Former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, Communists, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents
  • Ideologies: Communists
  • Spouses: Liu Yongqing
  • Siblings: Hu Jinlai, Hu Jinrong
  • Known as: Hu Jintao

Hu Jintao born at

Taizhou

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Birth Place

He tied the nuptial knot with Liu Yongqing. The couple has been blessed with two children, Hu Haifeng and Hu Haiqing.

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Personal Life

Hun Jintao was born in a poor and underprivileged family in Taizhou, Jiangsu. His mother died when he was seven and was raised by an aunt. His father who owned a tea business was denounced during the Cultural Revolution, an incident that left a deep embedded effect on Hu.

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Childhood & Early Life

Academically, he was extremely proficient in both regular studies and extracurricular activities. After attaining his early education, he enrolled at the Tsinghua University to study hydraulic engineering.

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Childhood & Early Life

While at the university, he became the chairman of the Tsinghue Student Union and joined the Communist Party of China. He graduated from the university in 1965.

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Childhood & Early Life

He rendered his services for the Gansu and worked for the construction of Liujiaxia Hydroelectric Station. Meanwhile, he managed party affairs as well under the branch of the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power.

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Career

From 1969 until 1974, he was employed as an engineer Sinohydro Engineering Bureau. He was promoted to the position of the Vice Senior Chief by 1974.

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In 1980, he was discovered by Song Ping, the first secretary of CPC Gansu Committee as a young, knowledgeable, specialized and revolutionary communist leader. Song Ping served as his mentor and introduced him to CCP General Secretary Hu Yaobang.

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Within a frame of time, he moved up the ranks and was promoted the position of Communist Youth League Gansu Branch Secretary in 1982. Furthermore, he held the chair of the Director of the All-China Youth Federation.

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Same year, he moved to Beijing where after a brief period of study at the Central Party School, he was appointed as the secretary of the Communist Youth League Central Committee. After two years, he became First Secretary of CY Central.

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He is known as a Paramount leader of China, as he held three of the most important positions together, Communist Party General Secretary 2002-2012, President 2003-2013 and Commander in Chief 2004-2012.

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