BEIJING, March 10 -- A total of 14 people were elected vice chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, on Friday.

They are Li Hongzhong, Wang Dongming, Xiao Jie, Zheng Jianbang, Ding Zhongli, Hao Mingjin, Cai Dafeng, He Wei, Wu Weihua, Tie Ning, Peng Qinghua, Zhang Qingwei, Losang Jamcan, and Shohrat Zakir.

Liu Qi was elected secretary-general of the 14th NPC Standing Committee.

The following is a brief introduction of them:

Li Hongzhong

Li Hongzhong, male, Han ethnicity, was born in August 1956 and is from Changle, Shandong Province. He began his first job in August 1975 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in December 1976. He graduated from the Department of History, Jilin University where he completed an undergraduate program in history. He holds a professional title of economist.

Li is currently a member of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the 14th NPC Standing Committee.