A lifetime in the party
1953 born in Beijing, the son Xi Zhongxun, who was vice premier from 1959 to 1962
1975-1979 studied at Tsinghua University; majored in chemical engineering
1979-1982 secretary at the General Office of the State Council and the General Office of the Central Military Commission
1982-1985 deputy party chief and party chief of Zhengding county, Hebei
1985-1988 vice mayor of Xiamen city, Fujian
1988-1999 various party chief positions in Fujian province, including party secretary of Ningde county and Fuzhou city
1999-2002 Fujian governor, deputy party secretary
1998-2002 studied Marxist theory in an on-the-job postgraduate programme at Tsinghua University; graduated with a doctorate in law
2002-2007 governor and party secretary of Zhejiang province
2007 party secretary of Shanghai municipality
2007-present member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, member of the secretariat of the party's Central Committee, president of the Central Party School
2008-present vice-president of the People's Republic of China
2010 vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission
