Minister Xu Guanhua was born in 1941 in Shanghai . He is an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences , a member of the 16 th CPC Central Committee, the Minister of Science and Technology and Secretary of its Leading Party Group, and Honorary Professor of the Faculty of Engineering of The Chinese University of Hong Kong .

Minister Xu's main research area is resources remote sensing and geographical information system. During 1979 and 1981, he attended advanced studies on remote sensing science at University of Stockholm in Sweden . He has served as assistant researcher, associate researcher, researcher and director of the Chinese Academy of Forestry; Director of Institute of Remote Sensing Applications of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Vice President of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Vice Minister and Deputy Secretary of the Leading Party Group of the State Science and Technology Commission; Director of the Evaluation Committee for State Science and Technology Awards; Director of the Academic Committee of the State Key Laboratory for Resources and Environment Information System; Director of the Academic Committee of the State Key Laboratory for Remote Sensing and Aerial Survey; and Chief Editor of Remote Sensing Journal .

Minister XU is also an Academician of the Academy of Sciences for the Third World , a Foreign Academician of the Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences of Sweden , and an Academician of the International Academy of Space Navigation Sciences.