Dai Bingguo

Dai Bingguo is a professional diplomat of the People's Republic of China. He currently serves as a State Councilor, director of general office of foreign affairs leadership group of CPC Central Committee, and director of general office of national security leadership group of CPC Central Committee.

Born in Yinjiang County, Guizhou Province, Dai belongs to Tujia ethnicity. He graduated from department of foreign language of Sichuan University, majoring in Russian Language, and later studied at China Foreign Affairs University . He joined Communist Party of China in June 1973. He had served in Foreign Ministry of PRC for many years and was elevated to vice Foreign Minister in December 1993. In June 1995, Dai was transferred from "foreign affairs system" of the State Council to "international liaison system" of Central Committee of CPC, and became vice director of International Department of Central Committee of CPC. In August of 1997, on the eve of 15th CPC national congress, he was promoted to director of International Department. In May of 2003, Dai returned to Foreign Ministry and served as vice minister till April 2008, responsible for handling "North Korea nuclear crisis". In March 2008, he was appointed as State Councilor and Party group member of State Council.

Dai is the son-in-law of Huang Zhen, a senior Chinese diplomat, former vice Foreign Minister, Minister of Culture and first vice director of propaganda department of CPC Central Committee.

He is a member of 15th, 16th and 17th Central Committees of Communist Party of China.