Chen Deming
| Chen Deming | |
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| 陈德铭 | |
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| President Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits | |
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Assumed office 26 April 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Chen Yunlin |
| Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China | |
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In office December 2007 – 16 March 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Bo Xilai |
| Succeeded by | Gao Hucheng |
| Governor of Shaanxi Province | |
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In office October 2004 – June 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Jia Zhibang |
| Succeeded by | Yuan Chunqing |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1949 (age 67) Shanghai, Republic of China |
| Nationality |
 People's Republic of China
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| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | Nanjing University |
Chen Deming (Chinese: 陈德铭; pinyin: Chén Démíng; born 1949) is the current President of Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits of the People's Republic of China.
Chen was born in Shanghai in 1949. He went on to receive a Bachelor's Degree in Economics, a Master's Degree from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, and later a Doctorate in Administration from Nanjing University Business School. In 1969 he joined the workforce and in September 1974, Chen joined the Communist Party of China.
Chen was Mayor and later CPC Committee Secretary of Suzhou. He then was the Governor of Shaanxi from 2004 to 2006. Then he was a Deputy at the National Development and Reform Commission, where he largely dealt with matters pertaining to China's energy policy.
He was the Minister of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce from 2007 to 2013. He was appointed to the post at the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on December 29, 2007.
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