[1] Fang Zhaoxiang obtained a degree in plant protection from Anhui Agricultural College [zh], inside the Department of Agronomy.
[1] In September 1983, he assumed the position of deputy secretary of the CCP Anqing Municipal Committee.
[2] In December 1991, he assumed the role of Secretary General of the CCP Anqing Municipal Committee.
In September 1993, he assumed the role of deputy secretary of the CCP Anhui Provincial Committee.
In September 1993, he was appointed Deputy Secretary of the CCP Anhui Provincial Committee; in January 2001, he assumed the role of Chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference [zh].