[1] Zhou Guangzhao was born on May 15, 1929, in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province.

[1] Zhou returned to China in 1960, where he worked on the Chinese nuclear weapons program, ultimately becoming director of the Chinese Nuclear Weapons Research Institute, now the China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP).

Zhou's theoretical work focuses on particle physics.

In the 1980s he spent time as a visiting researcher at the University of California and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Switzerland.

[6] 02 National Defense Zhang Aiping 03 State Planning Commission Song Ping → Yao Yilin 04 State Economic Commission Zhang Jingfu → Lü Dong 05 State Commission for Restructuring Economy Zhao Ziyang → Li Tieying 06 State Science and Technology Commission Fang Yi → Song Jian 07 Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense Chen Bin [zh] → Ding Henggao 08 Ethnic Affairs Commission Yang Jingren → Ismail Amat 09 Public Security Liu Fuzhi → Ruan Chongwu → Wang Fang 010 State Security Ling Yun → Jia Chunwang 011 Civil Affairs Cui Naifu 012 Justice Zou Yu 013 Finance Wang Bingqian 014 Commerce Liu Yi [zh] 015 Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Chen Muhua → Zheng Tuobin 016 Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries He Kang 017 Ministry of Forestry Yang Zhong [zh] → Gao Dezhan 018 Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power Qian Zhengying 019 Ministry of Urban and Rural Construction and Environmental Protection Li Ximing → Rui Xingwen → Ye Rutang [zh] 020 Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources Sun Daguang → Zhu Xun [zh] 021 Ministry of Metallurgical Industry Li Dongye → Qi Yuanjing 022 Ministry of Machine-building Industry Zhou Jiannan 023 Ministry of Nuclear Industry Jiang Xinxiong 024 Ministry of Aeronautics Industry Mo Wenxiang 025 Ministry of Electronics Industry Jiang Zemin → Li Tieying 026 Ministry of Ordnance Industry Yu Yi [zh] → Zou Jiahua 027 Ministry of Aerospace Industry Zhang Jun [zh] → Li Xu'e [zh] 028 Ministry of Coal Industry Gao Yangwen [zh] → Yu Hong'en [zh] 029 Ministry of Petroleum Industry Tang Ke [zh] → Wang Tao 030 Ministry of Chemical Industry Qin Zhongda 031 Ministry of Textile Industry Wu Wenying 032 Ministry of Light Industry Yang Bo [zh] → Zeng Xianlin [zh] 033 Ministry of Railways Chen Puru → Ding Guangen 034 Transport Li Qing [zh] → Qian Yongchang 035 Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Wen Minsheng → Yang Taifang 036 Ministry of Labor and Personnel Zhao Shouyi → Zhao Dongwan 037 Ministry of Culture Zhu Muzhi → Wang Meng 038 Xinhua News Agency Mu Qing 039 Ministry of Radio, Film and Television Wu Lengxi [zh] → Ai Zhisheng 040 Education He Dongchang → Li Peng 041 Ministry of Health Cui Yueli [zh] → Chen Minzhang 042 State Physical Culture and Sports Commission Li Menghua 043 State Family Planning Commission Qian Xinzhong → Wang Wei [zh] → Peng Peiyun♀ 044 Central Bank Governor Lü Peijian → Chen Muhua 045 Auditor-General Yu Mingtao → Lü Peijian 046 Chinese Academy of Sciences Lu Jiaxi → Zhou Guangzhao