[1][2] Born in Lingshou, Hebei Province, Yin joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1973.
[1] After serving in the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party for many years, Yin was appointed vice Minister of Personnel in November 2000.
On 19 March 2008, Yin was also made the Party chief of the Ministry and the director of the newly formed State Bureau of Civil Servants.
He was also named as a deputy head of the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
Yin has been a member of the 17th and 18th Central Committees of the Chinese Communist Party.