Chen Qiufa
| Chen Qiufa | |
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| 陈求发 | |
| Governor of Liaoning | |
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Assumed office May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Li Xi |
| Chairman of the Hunan People's Political Consultative Conference | |
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In office February 2015 – January 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Hu Biao |
| Succeeded by | Li Weiwei |
| Director of the China National Space Administration | |
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In office 2010–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Sun Laiyan |
| Succeeded by | Ma Xingrui |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 1954 (age 62) Chengbu, Hunan, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | National University of Defense Technology |
Chen Qiufa (Chinese: ; born December 1954) is a Chinese aerospace engineer and politician of Miao ethnic heritage. He is the Governor and Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Liaoning province. He formerly served as Director of the China Atomic Energy Authority, Director of the China National Space Administration (CNSA), and Vice-Minister of Industry and Information Technology.
Chen Qiufa was born in December 1954 in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Hunan Province. He is a member of the Miao minority. He began working in March 1973 as a teacher at Lianxing Elementary School in Chengbu, and joined the Communist Party of China in September 1974.
In September 1975, Chen entered the electrical engineering department of National University of Defense Technology in Changsha, majoring in radar countermeasure. He graduated in October 1978.
After university Chen worked for the Ministry of Aerospace Industry from 1978 to 1994, first as an engineer, and later as a manager. From 1994 to 1998 he worked for China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. From 1998 to 2000 he was Director of the education department of the Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND). He was Head of Commission for Discipline Inspection at COSTIND from 2000 to 2005.
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