Han Qide is elected vice-chairperson of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the fourth plenary meeting of the first session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2013.(Xinhua)

Han Qide, born in July 1945, is chairman of the Central Committee of the Jiu San Society, one of China's eight non-Communist political parties. He is also chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology, and president of Peking University Health Science Center.