Born in March 1954 in Yushu County, Jilin Province. Joined the CPC in October 1974.

02/2005 – Vice Minister and member of CPC Leading Members’ Group of State Administration of Work Safety

02/2001 – 02/2005 Member of CPC Leading Members’ Group and Deputy Administrator of State Administration of Work Safety (State Administration of Coal Mine Safety)

07/1998 – 02/2001 Administrator, Secretary of CPC Committee and Legal Representative of the Gold Administration of the State Economic and Trade Commission (China National Gold Corporation)

06/1997 – 07/1998 Administrator of the Gold Administration of the Ministry of Metallurgical Industry and Honorary President of China Gold Society

09/1995 – 07/1997 Graduated with Master’s Degree from the Economic Management School of Jilin University

06/1993 – 06/1997 Deputy General Manager of the China National Gold Corporation

02 – 06/1993 Assistant General Manager (on Deputy General Manager Level) of the China National Gold Corporation

12/1990 – 02/1993 Deputy Director General of Henan Provincial Gold Bureau (Deputy Manager of the China Gold Henan Corporation) and Director of the Zhongyuan Smeltery (concurrent)

08/1989 – 12/1990 Chief of Economic Restructuring Division of the State Gold Administration (China National Gold Corporation)

02/1983 – 08/1989 Manager, Jilin Haigou Gold Mine of China National Gold Corporation

01/1981 – 01/1983 Studied at Kunming Institute of Technology

07/1987 – 01/1981 Member of Party committee and Director of Political Division of Shuiquliu Clay Mine, Jilin Province

12/1976 – 07/1978 In charge of Mine Division of the Metallurgical Department of Jilin Province

06 - 12/1976 Member of Jilin Provincial CPC Committee Working Group to Tonghua Steel & Iron Company

10/1972 – 06/1976 Full-time member of CYLC committee and Secretary of CYLC branch of Shuiquliu Clay Mine; Production Supervisor of Western Pit; Secretary of Party committee of Shuiquliu Clay Mine; and Secretary of CPC branch and Manager of Eastern Pit