Name: XU Guanhua
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: December 16, 1941
Place of Birth: Shanghai, China
Marital Status: Married
Present Positions:
  Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology
  Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Education:
     1959 -- 1963 Beijing Forestry University
     1979 -- 1981 University of Stockholm, Sweden
Working Experience:
     1964 -- 1972 Research Institute of Forestry,
                           Chinese Academy of Forestry
     1972 -- 1978 Xi'an Institute of Geology
     1978 -- 1979 Research Institute of Forestry,
                           Chinese Academy of Forestry
     1981 -- 1984 Research Institute of Forestry,
                           Chinese Academy of Forestry
     1984 -- 1993 Director, Research Institute of Resources
                           Information, Chinese Academy of Forestry
     1993 -- 1994 Director, Research Institute of Application of Remote Sensing,
                           Chinese Academy of Sciences
     1994 -- 1995 Vice President, Chinese Academy of Sciences
     1995 -- 1997 Vice Minister, State Science and Technology Commission
     1998 --          Vice Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology
     2001 --          Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology