Ethnic Han, born in January 1940, native of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. Joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in May 1961 and began working in October 1963. With a postgraduate education at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee. Senior engineer.

Member of the CPC Central Committee, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the 11th NPC and member of the committee's Leading Party Members' Group, secretary of Working Committee of the State Organs under the CPC Central Committee, and president of the National School of Administration.

1957-1963: Student of Power and Dynamics Department of Tsinghua University, majoring in gas turbine

1963-1969: Technician, deputy secretary of Party branch of Automatic Control Division of Shanghai Air Turbines and Boilers Research Institute

1969-1975: Technician of the research institute of Shanghai Air Turbine Factory

1975-1979: Deputy director of the research institute of Shanghai Air Turbine Factory

1979-1983: Director of the scientific research office of the Shanghai Design and Research Institute for Whole-Set Power Generating Equipment (Received technical training on air turbines in the United States from June to September 1982)

1983-1984: Deputy director of the Shanghai Design and Research Institute for Whole-Set Power Generating Equipment

1984-1986: Student of a training class run by the Training Department of the Party School of the CPC Central Committee

1986-1987: Official of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee

1987-1991: General manager of Shanghai Shenneng Power Development Corporation

1991-1992: Deputy director of Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission, general manager of Shenneng Corporation

1992-1993: Executive deputy director, deputy secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission

1993-1994: Director and secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission, and deputy secretary of Shanghai Municipal Committee on Comprehensive Economic Work and director of Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission

1994-1996: Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, vice mayor of Shanghai

1996-1998: Deputy director of the office of the Financial and Economic Leading Group of the CPC Central Committee

1998-2003: Deputy secretary-general and office director of the Financial and Economic Leading Group of the CPC Central Committee

2003-2008: State Councilor, member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the State Council, secretary-general of the State Council, secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group of the Organs under the State Council, secretary of Working Committee of the State Organs under the CPC Central Committee, and president of the National School of Administration

2008-: Vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the 11th NPC and member of the committee's Leading Party Members' Group, secretary of Working Committee of the State Organs under the CPC Central Committee, and president of the National School of Administration.

Member of the 16th and 17th CPC Central Committees. Vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the 11th NPC.