[1] After graduating in August 1960 with a degree in marine engineering, he stayed at the university as a faculty member until 1973.
[1] During an interview, Ye said he had never thought of becoming a politician, and had no idea that he was to become vice mayor until Jia Ran, party chief of Shijiazhuang, told him the government's decision.
[2] He was promoted to vice governor of Hebei in June 1985, and became a member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee.
[1] He became Governor of Hebei in May 1993, and was promoted to Communist Party Secretary, the top post in the province, in September 1998.
[1] He served as party chief until March 2000, when he became a standing committee member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).