On November 1, 2021, the Chinese Academy of Sciences celebrated her 72nd birthday. As the highest academic institution in Natural Sciences, the highest consulting institution for science and technology, and the Center for Comprehensive Research and Development of Natural Sciences and High Technology in China, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has produced many talents and fruitful results since its establishment on November 1, 1949, and has made irreplaceable and important contributions to China's scientific and technological progress, economic and social development and national security.
Since the establishment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 72 years ago, there have been exactly seven presidents, who are they? Let's give you a brief introduction.
The first president: Guo Moruo, served from October 1949 to June 1978.
Mr. Guo Moruo (1892.11.16-1978.6 12)
Second President: Fang Yi, term of office: July 1979 - May 1981
Mr. Fang Yi (1916.2 26-1997.10.17)
Third President: Lu Jiaxi, term of office: May 1981 - January 1987
Lu Jiaxi (1915.10.26-2001.6.4)
Fourth President: Zhou Guangzhao, term of office: January 1987 - July 1997
Mr. Zhou Guangzhao (1929.5.15—)
Fifth President: Lu Yongxiang, term of office: July 1997 - March 2011
Mr. Lu Yongxiang (1942.4.28—)
Sixth President: Bai Chunli, Term of Office: March 2011 - November 2020
Mr. Bai Chunli (1953.9—)
Seventh President: Hou Jianguo, term of office: December 2020 - present
Mr. Hou Jianguo (1959.10.29—)