ACFTU new leaders elected, Wang Zhaoguo as president

The All China Federation of Trade Unions elected new leaders during the first session of the 15th ACFTU Executive Committee on Monday.

Wang Zhaoguo will serve as president for the third time.

The new vice chairman group, which is composed of 12 people, includes Sun Chunlan, Qiao Chuanxiu and others. The presidium of the Executive Committee of 54 members.

Sun Chunlan was elected as first secretary of the ACFTU secretariat. Another nine people will serve as secretariat members.

The Monday's meeting was presided by Wang Zhaoguo, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

New leaders were elected by ballot voting. The ACFTU national congress is held every five years.

China has the largest number of trade union members in the world, with membership increasing from 123 million in 2003 to 209 million by the end of June this year.

Source:Xinhua