[citation needed] After completing his graduate degree, he was sent to Hainan province to work, heading up the agriculture department of Sanya, then becoming the city's vice-mayor.
[1] During his stint in Sanya he was selected by the Communist Party to participate in a study-abroad term to Harvard University.
[2] In January 2011, he was again transferred to work in Shaanxi province, entering the CCP leadership ranks there and becoming vice governor.
[3] In June 2011, a new administrative bureau was established to oversee the new development area, and Jiang was named its director.
[5] In April 2015, Jiang was abruptly transferred to work as Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council, becoming chief of staff to Vice-Premier Wang Yang.