He served in a variety of offices, including Governor of Jiangsu (1998–2002), Governor of Hebei (2002–2006), Vice-Minister for Human Resources and Social Security (2006–2011) and director of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (2006–2011).
[citation needed] He started his professional career as an industrial worker in Suzhou in September 1969.
[citation needed] During 1970–1971, in the period of the Cultural Revolution, he was sent to work in the Xishan Coal Mine in Suzhou.
[citation needed] In June 1989, he was appointed Vice Governor of Jiangsu Province for the first time.
From 2002 to 2007, he was a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.