Dongquan Yang, Advisor to the Academic Committee

Research Archivist, President of the Archives Society of China, former Director of the Central Archives, former Director of the National Archives Administration of China, and Visiting Professor at Beijing Union University. He previously served as Deputy Director of the Local Division and Director of the Central Division of the Department of Guidance on Agency Archives Work of the National Archives Administration of China, among other posts.

Education/Work Experience: Born in April 1955, of Han ethnicity, a native of Huai'an, Jiangsu. He graduated from the Department of History of Nanjing University in January 1982 and joined the Communist Party of China in December 1985. He successively served as Deputy Director of the Local Division and Director of the Central Division of the Department of Guidance on Agency Archives Work of the National Archives Administration of China, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Business Guidance for Archives (Archival Offices) of the Central Archives and the National Archives Administration of China, and Director of the General Office of the Central Archives and the National Archives Administration of China. In May 2000 he became Deputy Director of the Central Archives, in June 2000 Deputy Director of the National Archives Administration of China, and in July 2006 Director of the Central Archives and Director of the National Archives Administration of China.