0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Vice - Ch air ▁of ▁the ▁Stand ing ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁People ' s ▁Congress , ▁the ▁national ▁legisl ature . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁U y un q img ▁served ▁as ▁Chair w oman ▁of ▁Inner ▁Mong olia . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁ranked ▁woman ▁of ▁eth nic ▁minor ity ▁background ▁to ▁have ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁from ▁Be ip iao ▁County , ▁L ia oning , ▁she ▁entered ▁the ▁work force ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁Inner ▁Mong olia ▁University ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁Inner ▁Mong olia ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁U y un q img ▁rose ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁Inner ▁Mong olia ▁Aut onom ous ▁Region . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁Vice ▁party ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁Inner ▁Mong ol ian ▁C PC ▁Committee , ▁and ▁the ▁Vice ▁Chair man ▁and ▁Act ing ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Inner ▁Mong olia ▁Aut onom ous ▁Region , ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁position , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁woman ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s