Born in 1944. Native of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Graduated from Financial Department of Central Institute of Finance and Banking, Beijing in 1966. 1968-1980: Served as deputy director of Grain Bureau, and deputy director of Financial Office, of Yongsheng County, Yunnan Province. 1980-1983: Magistrate of Yongsheng County. 1983-1985: Deputy commissioner of Lijiang Administrative Office, Yunnan. 1985-1991: Vice governor of Yunnan Province. 1991-1995: Vice minister of Finance. 1995: Deputy secretary general of State Council. 1995-1998: Vice mayor of Beijing. 1997: Elected deputy secretary of CPC Beijing Municipal Committee. 1998: Appointed director of State Administration of Taxation. March 2003: Appointed minister of Finance.