State Council Councilor 国务委员：Dai Bingguo 戴秉国

Dai Bingguo, male, Tujia ethnic group, native of Yinjiang, Guizhou Province, born in March 1941. Started working in September 1964 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in June 1973. Graduated from the College of Foreign Languages of the Sichuan University, majoring in Russian language, university education.
Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC); state councilor and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the State Council; director of the office of the foreign affairs leading group of the CPC Central Committee; director of the office of the national security work leading group of the CPC Central Committee; vice-minister of foreign affairs and member of the ministry's Leading Party Members' Group.
1959-1964 Studied Russian of the Foreign Language Department of the Sichuan University
1964-1965 Studied at China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing
1965-1966 Took part in "Four Clean-up" campaign in Liuyang County, Hunan Province
1966-1969 Worked at the Department of Soviet and European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1969-1973 Suite member to the Chinese Embassy in USSR
1973-1974 Worked in the May 7th Cadre School of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1974-1985 Section member, vice section chief, section chief of the Department of Soviet and European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1980-1982 vice-director of the China-USSR negotiation office; 1983-1985 member of the Anhui liaison group of the guiding committee for Party rectification of the CPC Central Committee)
1985-1986 Deputy director of the Department of Soviet and European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1986-1989 Director of the Department of Soviet and European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1989-1991 Ambassador to Hungary
1991-1993 Assistant to the minister of foreign affairs, member of the CPC Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1993-1995 Vice-minister of foreign affairs, member of the CPC Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1995-1997 Deputy head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (March-May 1996 Received advanced training for ministerial officials at the Party School of CPC Central Committee)
1997-2003 Head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee (March-May 2002 Received advanced training for ministerial officials at the Party School of CPC Central Committee)
2003-2005 Secretary of the CPC Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, vice-minister of foreign affairs
2005-2007 Director of the office of the foreign affairs leading group of the CPC Central Committee; director of the office of the national security work leading group of the CPC Central Committee; vice-minister of foreign affairs, secretary of the CPC Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2007-2008 Director of the office of the foreign affairs leading group of the CPC Central Committee; director of the office of the national security work leading group of the CPC Central Committee; vice-minister of foreign affairs, member of the CPC Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2008- State councilor; member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the State Council; director of the office of the foreign affairs leading group of the CPC Central Committee; director of the office of the national security work leading group of the CPC Central Committee; vice-minister of foreign affairs, member of the CPC Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Member of the 15th, 16th and 17th CPC central committees.

戴秉国，男，土家族，1941年3月生，贵州印江人，1973年6月加入中国共产党，1964年9月参加工作，四川大学外语系俄语专业毕业，大学学历。
现任中共中央委员，国务委员、国务院党组成员，中央外事工作领导小组办公室主任，中央国家安全工作领导小组办公室主任。
1959—1964年　四川大学外语系俄语专业学习
1964—1965年　北京外交学院学习
1965—1966年　湖南省浏阳县参加“四清”
1966—1969年　外交部苏欧司科员
1969—1973年　驻苏联使馆随员
1973—1974年　外交部“五七”干校劳动
1974—1985年　外交部苏欧司科员、副处长、处长（其间：1980—1982年外交部中苏谈判办公室副组长；1983—1985年中央整党指导委员会派驻安徽联络组成员）
1985—1986年　外交部苏欧司副司长
1986—1989年　外交部苏欧司司长
1989—1991年　驻匈牙利大使
1991—1993年　外交部部长助理、党委委员
1993—1995年　外交部副部长、党委委员
1995—1997年　中央对外联络部副部长（其间：1996年3月—5月中央党校省部级干部进修班学习）
1997—2003年　中央对外联络部部长（其间：2002年3月—5月中央党校省部级干部进修班学习）
2003—2005年　外交部党委书记、副部长
2005—2007年　中央外事工作领导小组办公室主任，中央国家安全工作领导小组办公室主任，外交部党委书记、副部长
2007—2008年　中央外事工作领导小组办公室主任，中央国家安全工作领导小组办公室主任，外交部副部长、党委委员
2008—　 国务委员、国务院党组成员，中央外事工作领导小组办公室主任，中央国家安全工作领导小组办公室主任，外交部副部长、党委委员
2008年4月不再兼外交部副部长
中共第十五届、十六届、十七届中央委员。