Member of the Communist Party of China. In
1981, he graduated from China University of Science and Technology
with a Master¡¯s degree in geography. In 1991, he received a Doctor¡¯s
degree in geography in the Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy
of Sciences. He served successively as Assistant Researcher, Associate
Researcher and Researcher of the Institute of Geography; Doctorate
Adviser, laboratory director and Director of the Institute of
Geography; Deputy Director-General of the Department of Social
Development (as a Director-General ranking official), the State
Science and Technology Commission; Director-General of the Department
of Rural and Social Development, Ministry of Science and Technology.
Since November 2001, he has been serving as Vice Minister and
Member of the Leading Party Group of the Ministry of Science and
Technology.