Chen Deming
Former Minister of Commerce, People's Republic of China
Chen Deming, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shanghai. He was born in March 1949. He graduated from the Department of Management, International Business School, Nanjing University, majoring in business administration. He holds a master's degree in economics and a doctor's degree in management. He is now President of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits.
Once served as Deputy Director of the General Office, Department of Commerce, Jiangsu Province, and Manager of Jiangsu Provincial Food Company.
| 1985.10-1993.06 | Deputy Director General and Member of the CPC Leadership Group of the Department of Commerce, Jiangsu Province. |
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| 1993.06-1996.08 | Deputy Secretary General of the Provincial Government, Jiangsu Province. |
| 1996.08-1997.11 | Deputy Secretary General and Director General of the General Office of the Provincial Government, Jiangsu Province. |
| 1997.11-1998.01 | Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee and Acting Mayor of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. |
| 1998.01-2000.06 | Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee and Mayor of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. |
| 2000.06-2000.12 | Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee and Mayor of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, Secretary of the CPC Working Committee of Suzhou Industrial Park. |
| 2000.12-2001.11 | Secretary of the CPC Committee of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, Secretary of the CPC Working Committee of Suzhou Industrial Park. |
| 2001.11-2002.05 | Standing Committee member of the CPC Committee of Jiangsu Province, Secretary of the CPC Committee of Suzhou, Secretary of the CPC Working Committee of Suzhou Industrial Park. |
| 2002.05-2004.10 | Standing Committee member of the CPC Committee and Vice Governor, Shaanxi Province. |
| 2004.10-2005.02 | Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee and Acting Governor, Shaanxi Province. |
| 2005.02-2006.05 | Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee and Governor, Shaanxi Province. |
| 2006.05-2007.11 | Vice Chairman (ministerial level) and Deputy Secretary of the CPC Leadership Group, National Development and Reform Commission. |
| 2007.11-2007.12 | Secretary of the CPC Leadership Group and Vice Minister, Ministry of Commerce. |
| 2007.12-2013.3 | Minister and Secretary of the CPC Leadership Group, Ministry of Commerce. |
| 2013.3-2018.4 | President of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits. |
| 2011.11-now | Chairman of the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment. |
