Xu Qinhua, male, ethnic Han Chinese, was born in October 1957, native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Began working in September 1976 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in February 1982. Received a postgraduate level of education.

Work Experience:
September 1976—December 1977  Substitute Teacher of Hangzhou No. 11 Middle School;

December 1977—October 1978  Worker of Hangzhou Boiler Works;

October 1978—August 1981  Student at the Department of Politics and History at Hangzhou Normal College;

August 1981—September 1982 Secretary of the Department Committee of the Communist Youth League of China at Hangzhou Normal College; Deputy Secretary of the Committee of the Communist Youth League of China of Hangzhou Normal College;

September 1982—September 1985 Member of the Standing Committee of Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China; Director of the General Office of Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China;

September 1985—November 1986  Secretary of Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China; Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China;

November 1986—May 1988  Member of the Standing Committee of Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of China; Secretary of Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China; Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China;

May 1988—September 1991  Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China; Member of the Standing Committee of Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League of China; Secretary of Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China; Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China;

September 1991—November 1992  Deputy Secretary of the CPC Jianggan District Committee, Hangzhou;

November 1992—July 1995  Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee;

July 1995—March 1996  Deputy Secretary of the CPC Gongshu District Committee; Acting Head of Gongshu District People’s Government;

March 1996—May 2002  Member of the CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee; Deputy Secretary of the CPC Gongshu District Committee; Head of Gongshu District People’s Government (September 1997—July 1998: attended the training courses for young and middle-aged cadres at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee; September 1997—July 2000: took the graduate courses on Economic Management at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee);

May 2002—March 2003  Member of the CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee; Secretary of the CPC Gongshu District Committee;

March 2003—December 2006 Member of the CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee; Secretary of the CPC Gongshu District Committee; Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Gongshu District People’s Congress;

December 2002—February 2007  Member of the CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee; Deputy Secretary-General of the CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee (level of a provincial department assistant);

February 2007-- Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee; Secretary-General of the CPC Hangzhou Municipal Committee.