Zhou Guangzhao, Vice-Chairman of NPC Standing Committee

Following is a biographicalsketch of Zhou Guangzhao:

Zhou, male; born May, 1929; a native of Changsha City, HunanProvince; joined Communist Party of China (CPC) June, 1952;graduated from Beijing University; researcher, professor;academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Served as researcher of Dubra Joint Nuclear Research Institute,Moscow, former USSR, 1957-1961; deputy director and director ofInstitute of Theoretical Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, professor of Beijing University, 1982-1984.

Served as vice-president of Chinese Academy of Sciences,1984-1987; president of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1987-1997.

Serving as chairman of China Association for Science and Technology since 1996.

Alternate member and member of 12th CPC Central Committee andmember of 13th to 15th CPC Central Committees.