He served as vice chairman and deputy Communist Party chief of the National Development and Reform Commission.

[1] Zhu was born in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, and received a postgraduate degree.

He later served at Changchun First Automotive Works (FAW), the First Ministry of Mechanical Industry, and the general office of the Anhui provincial government.

In September 1983, he entered the National Planning Commission, and was elevated to the position of section chief of the national economics general section of the Commission.

He also served as vice director of the Dalian municipal planning commission for training.