Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006
Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005
Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004
Biography Revised: 12/30/2007
Career Data Updated: 12/30/2007
Biography
Bo Xilai, male, Han nationality, is a native of Dingxiang, Shanxi Province. He was born in 1949, joined the workforce in 1968 and the CPC in 1980. He studied at Beijing University and graduated with a master's degree in journalism from the graduate school of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
An historian and journalist by training, Bo has spent his entire career in Liaoning Province, especially in the capital city of Dalian. After holding Party and government positions at the county level, he became an official in the Dalian City Government, and in 1993 became mayor. In 1999, he was secretary of the CPC Dalian City Committee and in 2001, became governor of Liaoning Province. Bo was a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee and served as Minister of Commerce from 2004 - 2007.
He is currently secretary of the Chongqing Municipal CPC Committee, a member of the Politboro of the 17th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee.
