On this day, 27 years ago, on March 17, 1998 (February 19, 1998, the lunar calendar), Zhu Rongji was elected Premier of the State Council at the first session of the Ninth National People's Congress. Premier Zhu Rongji Zhu Rongji, male, Han nationality, born in October 1928, from Changsha, Hunan, joined the Communist Party of China in October 1949, started working in December 1948, graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering of Tsinghua University, majoring in electrical manufacturing, has a university education, and is a senior engineer. From 1947 to 51, he studied electrical manufacturing at the Department of Electrical Engineering of Tsinghua University and participated in the "New Democratic Youth Alliance". From 1951 to 1952, he served as deputy director of the Production Planning Office of the Planning Department of the Northeast Ministry of Industry. From 1952 to 1958, he served as the group leader of the Fuel Engineering Bureau and the Comprehensive Bureau of the State Planning Commission, deputy director of the Office of the Director of the State Planning Commission, and deputy director of the Comprehensive Department of the Mechanical Bureau of the State Planning Commission. From 1958 to 1969, he served as a teacher at the State Planning Commission Cadre Part-time School and an engineer at the National Economic Comprehensive Bureau. From 1970 to 1975, the State Planning Commission decentralized the labor of cadre schools during the May 7th Plan. From 1975 to 1979, he served as deputy director and deputy chief engineer of the Office of the Power Communication Engineering Company of the Pipeline Bureau of the Ministry of Petroleum Industry, and director of the Institute of Industrial Economics of China Academy of Social Sciences. From 1979 to 1982, he served as director of the Fuel Power Bureau of the State Economic Commission and deputy director of the Comprehensive Bureau. From 1982 to 1983, he served as director of the Technological Transformation Bureau of the State Economic Commission and a member of the State Economic Commission. From 1983 to 1985, he served as deputy director and member of the Party Leadership Group of the State Economic Commission. From 1985 to 1987, he served as deputy director of the State Economic Commission and deputy secretary of the Party Leadership Group. From 1987 to 1991, he served as deputy secretary, mayor and secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China. From 1991 to 1992, he served as Vice Premier of the State Council, Director and Party Secretary of the Production Office of the State Council, and Director and Party Secretary of the Economic and Trade Office of the State Council. From 1992 to 1993, he served as member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier of the State Council, Director of the Economic and Trade Office of the State Council, and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group. From 1993 to 1995, he served as member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier of the State Council and Governor of the People's Bank of China (June 1993 to June 95). Since 1995, he has served as member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council. In March 1998, he was elected Premier of the State Council. Alternate member of the 13th CPC Central Committee, member of the 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and member of the Standing Committee.