[citation needed] In 1956, he entered Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, majoring in telegraphic communication.
[citation needed] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1960.
He moved up the ranks to become vice minister in October 1984 and minister in March 1993,[2] interspersed with short terms as deputy party secretary of Henan from June 1990 to February 1993.
[4] In March 2003, he took office as vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee.
[citation needed] He married Gong Shuangjin (龚双瑾), a communication transmission expert who gave birth to two daughters.