Buhe, Vice-Chairman of NPC Standing Committee

Following is a biographicalsketch of Buhe:

Buhe, male; of Mongolian nationality; born March, 1926; anative of Tumd Left Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region;joined Communist Party of China (CPC) July, 1942; started workJuly, 1939; graduated from Nationalities College of Yan'anUniversity; university education.

Served as secretary of CPC Baotou City Committee, 1974-1978;Standing Committee member of CPC Inner Mongolia AutonomousRegional Committee, vice-minister of State Nationalities AffairsCommission, first Party secretary and mayor of Hohhot City,1978-1981.

Served as deputy secretary of CPC Inner Mongolia AutonomousRegional Committee, 1981-1993; chairman of Inner MongoliaAutonomous Regional Government, 1983-1993.

Served as vice-chairman of Eighth NPC Standing Committee after1993. Member of 12th and 13th CPC Central Committees.