He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
[2] He entered the workforce in September 1958, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in January 1961.
[2] In 1988, he was appointed director of Sichuan Provincial Planned Economy Commission, but having held the position for only two years.
[2] In 1998, he became deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, a post he kept until 1999.
[2] He was appointed deputy party secretary of Chongqing in June 1999, concurrently holding the mayor position.