Xi Jinping

1953 — born in fuping county, shaanxi province

• father was a high-ranking government official

1969 - 1975 — agricultural worker during the cultural revolution

• joined the communist youth league in 1971

• joined communist party in 1974

1979 — aide to the secretary-general of the central military commission

1980s — served in rural regions of hebei province

• in the 2000s helped oversee the growth of business and trade in coastal provinces of fujian and zhejiang

1997 — named as an alternative member of the communist party central committee and became a full member in 2002

2012 — became general secretary of the chinese communist party in november 2012

• succeeded hu jintao

  • also post of chairman of the central military commission

  • became president in 2013

2013 — launched a major crackdown on corruption

• targeted all levels of government

2018 — reelected as president

• amended the constitution to allow more than two terms