Lin Wenyi

Lin Wenyi, female, born in September 1944, ethnic Han, native of Tainan city in southern Taiwan, member of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (TDSGL). She started working in January 1968 and graduated from the engineering mechanics department of Tsinghua University and got her doctorate in engineering. She was bestowed with an honorary Juris doctorate by the University of Liverpool. She is a professor.

Vice-chairperson of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League.

1962-1968 Studied at the engineering mechanics department of the Beijing-based Tsinghua University

1968-1968 Stayed on campus waiting for job assignment

1968-1971 Worked in a farm in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyhgur Autonomous Region

1971-1973 Worked as a technician at a meter factory in Xinjiang

1973-1978 Worked as an intern researcher in the Plasma Physics Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences

1978-1981 Studied as a graduate student in the engineering mechanics department of Tsinghua University

1981-1994 Worked as teaching assistant, lecturer, associate professor, professor, and tutor of PhD students in Tsinghua's engineering mechanics department, served as deputy dean of the department and vice chairwoman of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (TDSGL) (1984-1988: Studied as a PhD student in the major of thermal energy engineering in an academic project jointly sponsored by the University of Liverpool in Britain and the Tsinghua University; and awarded the degree of Doctor of Engineering by Tsinghua University in 1988.)

1994-1996 Served as deputy head of Beijing Municipal Government's higher education department, vice-director of the educational committee of the Beijing Municipal Government, assistant to the mayor of Beijing, vice chairwoman of the TDSGL Beijing Municipal Committee, and professor, PhD students' tutor of the Tsinghua University

1996-1997 Served as vice-mayor of Beijing, vice chairwoman and chairwoman of the TDSGL Beijing Municipal Committee, and professor, PhD students' tutor  of Tsinghua

1997-2003 Served as vice chairwoman of the TDSGL Central Committee, chairwoman of the TDSGL Beijing Municipal Committee, vice-mayor of Beijing, and professor, PhD students' tutor of Tsinghua (Bestowed with an honorary Juris doctorate by the University of Liverpool in 2002)

2003-2004 Served as deputy secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC), executive vice chairwoman of the TDSGL Central Committee (minister level since November 2003), chairwoman of the TDSGL Beijing Municipal Committee, vice director of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress, and professor, PhD students' tutor of Tsinghua

2004-2005 Served as deputy secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress, executive vice chairwoman of the TDSGL Central Committee, vice director of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress, and professor, PhD students' tutor of Tsinghua

2005-2008 Served as deputy secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress, chairwoman of the TDSGL Central Committee, vice director of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress, and professor, PhD students' tutor of Tsinghua

2008-2013 Served as vice-chairwoman of the 11th National Committee of the CPPCC, chairwoman of the TDSGL Central Committee, and professor, PhD students' tutor of Tsinghua

2013- Vice-chairwoman of the 12th National Committee of the CPPCC, chairwoman of the TDSGL Central Committee, and professor, PhD students' tutor of Tsinghua

Member of the 10th NPC Standing Committee; member of the 9th National Committee of the CPPCC, and vice-chairwoman of the 11th and 12th National Committee of the CPPCC.

Updated on March 11, 2013