State Council Councilor 国务委员：Liu Yandong 刘延东

Liu Yandong, female, ethnic Han, native of Nantong, Jiangsu Province, born in November 1945. Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in July 1964 and started working in March 1970. Graduated from the School of Administration of Jilin University, majoring in political science. With an on-the-job postgraduate education, she holds a doctorate in law.
Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee; state councilor; member of the leading Party members' group of the State Council; vice-chairwoman of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and vice secretary of its leading Party members' group.
1964-1970 Student and political instructor of the Department of Engineering Chemistry of Qinghua University
1970-1972 Worker, technician and workshop head of Kaiping Chemical Plant in Tangshan, Hebei Province
1972-1978 Worker of Beijing Chemical Experiment Plant; staff member of the publicity section of its CPC committee; secretary of workshop Party branch committee; member of the standing committee of the plant's CPC committee; deputy chief and chief of its political department
1978-1980 Deputy secretary of the CPC committee of Beijing Chemical Experiment Plant
1980-1981 Cadre of the Organization Department of the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee
1981-1982 Deputy secretary of the CPC Chaoyang District Committee of Beijing
1982-1991 Member and executive member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China; vice-chairwoman and chairwoman of All-China Youth Federation
1991-1995 Deputy secretary-general of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee; chairwoman of the All-China Youth Federation; deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee (1990-1994: on-the-job education majoring in theories and methodology of sociology at the Sociology Department of Renmin University of China, where she received her master's degree)
1995-1998 Deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee; secretary of the leading Party members' group of the Central Socialist Academy
1998-2001 Deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee (ministerial level); secretary of the leading Party members' group of the Central Socialist Academy (1994-1998: on-the-job education majoring in theories of political science at the School of Administration of Jilin University, where she received her doctoral degree)
2001-2002 Deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee (ministerial level), secretary of the leading Party members' group of the Central Socialist Academy; vice president of Soong Ching Ling Foundation
2002-2003 Head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee; secretary of the leading Party members' group of the Central Socialist Academy; vice president of Soong Ching Ling Foundation
2003-2005 Vice-chairwoman of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and member of its leading Party members' group; head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee; vice president of Soong Ching Ling Foundation
2005-2007 Vice-chairwoman of the 10th CPPCC National Committee and member of its leading Party members' group; head of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee
2007-2008 Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee; vice-chairwoman of the 10th CPPCC National Committee and member of its leading Party members' group
2008- Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee; state councilor; member of the leading Party members' group of the State Council; vice-chairwoman of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and vice secretary of its leading Party members' group.
Alternate member of the 15th CPC Central Committee; member of the 16th and 17th CPC Central Committees; and member of the Political Bureau of the 17th CPC Central Committee. Member of the Standing Committee of the 7th National People's Congress. Member of the Standing Committees of the 6th, 8th and 9th CPPCC National Committees, and vice-chairwoman of the 10th CPPCC National Committee.

刘延东，女，汉族，1945年11月生，江苏南通人，1964年7月加入中国共产党，1970年3月参加工作，吉林大学行政学院政治学理论专业毕业，在职研究生学历，法学博士学位。
现任中共中央政治局委员，国务委员、国务院党组成员，北京奥运会组委会副主席、党组副书记。
1964—1970年　 清华大学工程化学系学习，其间任政治辅导员
1970—1972年　 河北省唐山开平化工厂工人、技术员、车间负责人
1972—1978年　 北京化工实验厂工人、党委宣传科干事、车间党支部书记、厂党委常委、政治部副主任、主任
1978—1980年　 北京化工实验厂党委副书记
1980—1981年　 北京市委组织部干部
1981—1982年　 北京市朝阳区委副书记
1982—1991年　 共青团中央书记处书记、常务书记，全国青联副主席、主席
1991—1995年　 中央统战部副秘书长，全国青联主席，中央统战部副部长（1990—1994年中国人民大学社会学系社会学理论与方法专业在职学习，获硕士学位）
1995—1998年　 中央统战部副部长，中央社会主义学院党组书记
1998—2001年　 中央统战部副部长（正部长级），中央社会主义学院党组书记（1994—1998年吉林大学行政学院政治学理论专业在职学习，获博士学位）
2001—2002年　 中央统战部副部长（正部长级），中央社会主义学院党组书记，中国宋庆龄基金会副主席
2002—2003年　 中央统战部部长，中央社会主义学院党组书记，中国宋庆龄基金会主席
2003—2005年　十届全国政协副主席、党组成员，中央统战部部长，中国宋庆龄基金会副主席
2005—2007年　 十届全国政协副主席、党组成员，中央统战部部长
2007—2008年　 中央政治局委员，十届全国政协副主席、党组成员
2008—　 中央政治局委员，国务委员、国务院党组成员，北京奥运会组委会副主席、党组副书记
中共第十五届中央候补委员，十六届、十七届中央委员，十七届中央政治局委员。第七届全国人大常委会委员。第六届、八届、九届全国政协常务委员，十届全国政协副主席。