Chen Zhu

Chen Zhu
ForMemRS
Chen Zhu ForMemRS
陈竺
	Chen Zhu (2011)
President of the Red Cross Society of China
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 6 June 2015
Preceded by	Hua Jianmin
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
	In office; 14 March 2013 – 10 March 2023
Chairman	Zhang Dejiang; Li Zhanshu
Chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party
	In office; December 2012 – 9 December 2022
Preceded by	Sang Guowei
Succeeded by	He Wei
Minister of Health
	In office; June 2007 – March 2013
Preceded by	Gao Qiang
Succeeded by	Li Bin; (as Minister in charge of the National Health and Family Planning Commission)
President of Chinese Medical Association
	In office; 2010–2015
Preceded by	Zhong Nanshan
Succeeded by	Ma Xiaowei
Executive director of the European and American Students Association
	In office; 2013–2021
Preceded by	Han Qide
Succeeded by	Ding Zhongli
Personal details
Born	August 17, 1953 (age 70); Shanghai, China
Political party	Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party
Alma mater	Jiangxi Provincial Shangrao Health School; Shanghai Second Medical University; Paris Diderot University (DSc);
Awards	Chevalier of the Legion of Honour
	Scientific career
Fields	Hematology, Molecular biology

Chen Zhu ForMemRS (Chinese: 陈竺; pinyin: Chén Zhú; born August 17, 1953) is a Chinese hematologist and molecular biologist who has served as president of the Red Cross Society of China since 2015.^[1]

He previously served as vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee from 2013 to 2023, chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party Central Committee from 2012 to 2022, president of the Chinese Medical Association from 2010 to 2015, Minister of Heath of China from 2007 to 2013, and vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences from 2000 to 2007.^[2]^[3]

In the academia, he is academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, foreign fellow of the Royal Society, foreign member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, and foreign member of the French Academy of Sciences. He also holds a professorship at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine.^[4]

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