Ethnic Han, born in November 1941, native of Huzhou of Zhejiang Province.

Graduated from Shanghai No.1 Medical College with a postgraduate education, majoring in pharmacology. Served as academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE).

Vice-chairman of 11th NPC Standing Committee, chairman of Central Committee of Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party (CPWDP), researcher of National Institute for Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products.

1958-1962 Studying at pharmaceutics department of Shanghai No.1 Medical College

1962-1966 Pursuing master degree at pharmaceutics department of Shanghai No.1 Medical College

1966-1983 Working as intern and assistant researcher with pharmaceutics institute of Zhejiang People's Health Laboratory (Zhejiang Provincial Academy of Medical Sciences); (pursued further study at physiology department in University of Cambridge from October to December 1979, and Royal College of Physician in University of London from 1980 to 1981)

1983-1991 Working as associate researcher, director, researcher with pharmaceutics institute and family planning research institute of Zhejiang People's Health Laboratory (Zhejiang Provincial Academy of Medical Sciences); (served as guest professor at Cornell University Medical College from 1989 to 1990)

1991-1997 Vice-president of Zhejiang Provincial Academy of Medical Sciences; director of its pharmaceutics institute and family planning research institute; vice-chairman of Zhejiang Provincial Committee of CPWDP

1997-1998 Chairman of Zhejiang Provincial Committee of CPWDP; vice-director of health department of Zhejiang Provincial Government; director of family planning research institute of Zhejiang Provincial Academy of Medical Sciences

1998-1999 Assistant to governor of Zhejiang Provincial Government; chairman of Zhejiang Provincial Committee of CPWDP; director of family planning research institute of Zhejiang Provincial Academy of Medical Sciences

1999-2000 Vice-director of State Drug Administration; director of National Institute for Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products; secretary-general of Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission (1999-2005); senior member of State Biological Products Standardization Commission; director of drug quality control research and training cooperation center of World Health Organization; academician of CAE (since December 1999); vice-director of Division of Medical and Health of CAE (from 1999 to 2006)

2000-2003 Vice-chairman of Central Committee of CPWDP; vice-director of State Drug Administration; director of National Institute for Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products; senior member of State Biological Products Standardization Commission; director of drug quality control research and training cooperation center of WHO

2003-2007 Vice-chairman of Central Committee of CPWDP; director of National Institute for Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products; senior member of State Biological Products Standardization Commission; director of drug quality control research and training cooperation center of WHO; acting director-general, director-general of Chinese Pharmaceutical Association

2007-2008 Chairman of Central Committee of CPWDP; researcher of National Institute for Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products; director-general of Chinese Pharmaceutical Association

2008- Vice-chairman of 11th NPC Standing Committee; chairman of Central Committee of CPWDP; researcher of National Institute for Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products; director-general of Chinese Pharmaceutical Association

Member of 10th NPC Standing Committee; vice-chairman of NPC's Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee; vice-chairman of 11th NPC Standing Committee; member of 7th, 8th and 9th national committees of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.