Hu Jintao

Member of the Politburo

The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau Hu belongs to since 1992. The leadership of the Party School of the Central Committee, he held as its president from 1993. He also worked in the administration of the Politburo, which was engaged in the politics of the day, as well as in the media, where he was responsible in particular for the presentation of the President in public. When the members of the so-called second generation of leaders of the Communist Party, such as Deng Xiaoping, were preparing for the handover of power to the subsequent generation, was also counseled about the next but of power. So Hu was chosen in 1992 by Deng, on a proposal song pings, as a future party leader. Not least thanks to the support of Hu Yaobang led the political career Hu's actually up to the highest offices of the People's Republic.

1998, Hu became Vice- President of the People 's Republic of China. Hu 1999 As the then President Jiang Zemin wanted Hu took on a more active role in foreign policy, often expressed in terms of the U.S. bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.

Presidency

On November 15, 2002 Hu Jintao was elected as the new Secretary General of the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China. In March 2003, the National People's Congress elected him as president, and from November 2004 he took over the command of the People's Liberation Army. Through the succession in these three offices Hu Jintao became the new Paramount Leader ( leader of the party, state and army ) of the People 's Republic of China and is regarded more as a " hardliner " because as a reformer.

First time in ten years with Hu Jintao visited the end of 2006 a Chinese president the neighboring country India.

In his keynote speech at the opening of the 17th Party Congress of the Communist Party on 14 October 2007 Hu Jintao announced a more equitable distribution of wealth and environmental protection. He acknowledged that China's economic growth will achieve " with inordinately high cost " and a burden for the environment greatly. Literally, he told the 2200 delegates: "We will build a system that is committed to saving energy and reducing exhaust emissions. " He reiterated the central leadership of the Communist Party and pleaded for one-party system. Within this policy framework he presented moderate reforms in prospect.

On March 15, 2008 Hu was confirmed by the 11th National People's Congress with 99.7 % of the vote in his office as President, as usual, there were no opposing candidates.

On November 14, 2012 Hu Jintao said at the Congress of the CCP in his resignation from the party chairmanship. He was also not re-elected to the Central Committee of the Party. Also, the chair of the Central Military Commission, he stepped down with immediate effect. On March 14, 2013 Xi Jinping was elected as his successor by the National People's Congress as the new president.

Private

Hu Jintao is married and has two children. In January 2014 it was announced due to research by the Center for Public Integrity ( "Offshore Leaks " ) that the family of the former president has shifted over his nephew Hu Yishi funds through the establishment of offshore companies would abroad.

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