Geng Dianhua

Geng completed his studies at Jingjiang Middle School in Zhenjiang (now Zhenjiang No. 1 High School) in July 1951. In that same month, he commenced employment at the Nanjing Telecommunications Bureau. In 1953, he was assigned to the Ningbo Post and Telecommunications Bureau, where he advanced from technician to Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary.^[3] In 1966, he obtained an associate degree via a correspondence program from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications.^[4]

In February 1982, Geng was designated Vice Mayor of Ningbo, and from October 1983 until June 1991, he held the position of Mayor of Ningbo.^[5] In January 1991, he was designated as the Head of the United Front Work Department of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. In January 1998, he was chosen Vice Chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).^[6]