Hu Jintao

Hu Jintao (born 21 December 1942) is a Chinese politician who was the paramount leader of China and the 8th General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 2002 to 2012. Hu Jintao also served as the 6th President of China from 2003 to 2013 and the 5th and 12th Chairman of the Central Military Commission from 2004 to 2012.

Hu Jintao
胡锦涛
File:Hu Jintao Cannes2011.jpg Hu in November 2011
8th General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
In office 15 November 2002 – 15 November 2012
Preceded by	Jiang Zemin
Succeeded by	Xi Jinping
6th President of China
In office 15 March 2003 – 14 March 2013
Premier	Wen Jiabao
Vice President	Zeng Qinghong (2003–2008) Xi Jinping (2008–2013)
Preceded by	Jiang Zemin
Succeeded by	Xi Jinping
5th and 12th Chairman of the Central Military Commission
In office Party Commission: 19 September 2004 State Commission: 15 March 2003  – Party Commission: 15 November 2012 State Commission: 14 March 2013
Deputy	Xi Jinping Guo Boxiong Xu Caihou Cao Gangchuan
Preceded by	Jiang Zemin
Succeeded by	Xi Jinping
5th First-ranked Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party
In office 19 October 1992 – 15 November 2002
General Secretary	Jiang Zemin
Preceded by	Qiao Shi
Succeeded by	Zeng Qinghong
6th Vice President of China
In office 15 March 1998 – 15 March 2003
President	Jiang Zemin
Preceded by	Rong Yiren
Succeeded by	Zeng Qinghong
8th Communist Party Secretary of Tibet
In office 1 December 1988 – 1 December 1992
General Secretary	Zhao Ziyang Jiang Zemin
Preceded by	Wu Jinghua
Succeeded by	Chen Kuiyuan
Communist Party Secretary of Guizhou
In office 8 July 1985 – 1 December 1988
General Secretary	Hu Yaobang Zhao Ziyang
Preceded by	Zhu Houze
Succeeded by	Liu Zhengwei
10th First Secretary of the Communist Youth League of China
In office 14 December 1984 – 8 July 1985
General Secretary	Hu Yaobang
Preceded by	Wang Zhaoguo
Succeeded by	Song Defu
Personal details
Born	21 December 1942 (aged 83) Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Spouse(s)	Liu Yongqing
Alma mater	Tsinghua University (BS)
Profession	Hydraulic engineer
Signature	Hu Jintao's signature

Hu Jintao
Traditional Chinese	胡錦濤code: zh is deprecated
Simplified Chinese	胡锦涛code: zh is deprecated
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Hú Jǐntāo Min - Hokkien POJ Hô Kím-tô Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping wu4 gam2 tou4

Hu was born on 21 December 1942 in Taizhou, Jiangsu. Hu left office of General Secretary on 15 November 2012 and the office was taken by Xi Jinping.

Hu was educated as a hydraulic engineer from Tsinghua University in 1965. According to official biographies, he has a photographic memory. Politically, he is moderate and careful. He spent most of his previous career in Tibet and the poorer provinces, and was therefore unknown to Western analysts until he unexpectedly became the General Secretary (paramount leader). Even as a general secretary, he was quite private - and so has never given an interview.

Hu Jintao Media

• Old buildings in Jiāngyàn.jpg

  Hu's birthplace, Jiangyan, Jiangsu

• Hu Jintao during a defense meeting held at the Pentagon, May 2002, cropped.jpg

  Hu Jintao during a defense meeting held at the Pentagon, May 2002

• 中國國家主席胡錦濤.jpg

  Hu speaks as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China

• Hu talks with U.S. President Barack Obama at the 2009 G20 Pittsburgh summit

• George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush with Hu Jintao.jpg

  Hu with U.S. President George W. Bush and former U.S. president George H. W. Bush in Beijing, 10 August 2008

• 2012七一遊行 3.jpg

  Protests against Hu in Hong Kong, July 2012

• Dmitry Medvedev in China 14 April 2011-2.jpeg

  Hu with the leaders of the BRICS countries (from left, Singh, Medvedev, Rousseff and Zuma) in April 2011

• Secretary Clinton, VIce President Biden and Dr. Biden Co-Host a Luncheon in Honor of Chinese President Hu Jintao (5371703392).jpg

  Hu at a 2011 luncheon with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

• The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and the President of China, Mr. Hu Jintao in a press conference held by the leaders of five Outreach Countries (O5) during G-8 Summit, at Sapporo, Japan on July 08, 2008.jpg

  Hu with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the 2008 G8 Summit, in Sapporo, Japan

• Hu Protest2 (5367462375).jpg

  Protests against Hu during his 2011 U.S. visit