GAO Hong
Party Secretary of the Central Academy of Fine Art
Mr. GAO Hong, Han Chinese, was born in Beijing in 1962. He joined the Communist Party of China in April 1984 and began his career in July 1985. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree.
| 1978—1980 | Student, Beijing No. 2 Middle School |
| 1980—1981 | Student, Beijing No. 25 Middle School |
| 1981—1985 | Undergraduate, Mathematics Major, Department of Mathematics, Beijing Normal College |
| 1985—1987 | General Branch Secretary of the Chinese Communist Youth League and Counselor, Department of Fine Arts, Beijing Normal College |
| 1987—1989 |
Undergraduate (second major), Political Education Major, Department of Political Sciences, Tsinghua University |
| 1989—1993 | Cadre, Division of Secondary Schools, Department of Schools, Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China |
| 1993—1995 |
Deputy Director of Division of Secondary Schools and Deputy Director of the All-China Students’ Federation Office, Department of Schools, Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China |
| 1994—1997 |
Postgraduate (part time), Business Administration Major, Business School, Nanjing University |
| 1995—1999 |
Director of All-China Students’ Federation Office, and Director of Division of Publicity and Education of the Department of Youth, Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China |
| 1999—2000 | Deputy Director (assisting roles of departments or equivalents), Department of Youth, Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China |
| 2002—2005 |
Standing Member, Director of the Department of Youth, Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China; Deputy Director, National Working Committee, Young Pioneers of China (leading roles of departments or equivalents) |
| 2005—2008 |
Deputy Director (leading roles of departments or equivalents) of the Department of Basic Education, and Director of the Moral Education Office of Primary and Secondary Schools, Ministry of Education |
| 2008—2009 | Director, Office of National Education Inspection, Ministry of Education |
| 2009—2012 | Director, Department of Basic Education I, Ministry of Education |
| 2012—2015 | Party Secretary, Central Academy of Fine Arts |
| 2015— | Member of the Standing Committee and Party Secretary, Central Academy of Fine Arts |
Other activities and functions: Director, Committee of Art Education, China Artists Association
