Chen Deming

Chen Deming 陈德铭
President Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 April 2013
Preceded by	Chen Yunlin
Personal details
Born	1949 (1949) (age 64) Shanghai
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	Nanjing University

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.

Chen Deming (Chinese: 陈德铭; pinyin: Chén Démíng; born 1949) is the President of Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits.

He was the Minister of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce from 2007 to 2013. He was appointed to the post at the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on December 29, 2007.

Biography

Chen was born in Shanghai. In September 1974, Chen joined the Communist Party of China. He went on to receive a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and later a Doctorate in Administration from Nanjing University Business School.

Chen was Mayor and later CPC Committee Secretary of Suzhou. He then was the Governor of Shaanxi from 2004 to 2006. Then he was a Deputy at the National Development and Reform Commission, where he largely dealt with matters pertaining to China's energy policy.

References

Political offices
Preceded by Jia Zhibang	Governor of Shaanxi 2004–2006	Succeeded by Yuan Chunqing
Government offices
Preceded by Bo Xilai	Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China 2007–2013	Succeeded by Gao Hucheng