He Yong, ethnic Han, native of Qianxi, Hebei Province, born in October 1940. Joined the CPC in December 1958 and began working in September 1967. Graduated from the Precision Instruments Engineering Department of Tianjin University, majoring in precision instruments and machinery. With a university education. Senior engineer.

Member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and deputy secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

1960-1967: Student at the Precision Instruments Engineering Department of Tianjin University majoring in precision instruments and machinery.

1967-1968: Stayed at the university awaiting job assignment.

1968-1970: Technician at the metering office of the State No. 238 Factory.

1970-1975: Production secretary at the head office of the State No. 238 Factory.

1975-1978: Chief of the political division of the State No. 238 Factory and member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Factory.

1978-1983: Deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the State No. 238 Factory and director of the factory.

1983-1985: Deputy director general of the Office of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense of Hubei Province.

1985-1986: Director general of the Personnel Department of the Ministry of Ordnance Industry.

1986-1987: Deputy head (vice minister) of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee and concurrently Director general of its Bureau of Party and Government Personnel in Foreign Affairs.

1987-1992: Vice minister of Supervision and member of the Leading Party Members' Group of the Ministry of Supervision.

1992-1997: Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and vice minister of Supervision.

1997-1998: Deputy secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and vice minister of Supervision.

1998-2002 Deputy secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and minister of Supervision

2002-2003: Member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, deputy secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and minister of Supervision.

2003-: Member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, deputy secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Member of the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth CPC Central Committees and member of the Secretariats of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth CPC Central Committees. Elected member and Standing Committee member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection at the Fourteenth CPC National Congress, and member, Standing Committee member and deputy secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection at the Fifteenth through and Seventeenth CPC National Congresses.