Vice chairman of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, secretary of the Leading Party Group of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Male, Han nationality, born in January 1941, native of Kangping, Liaoning Province. Started to take up a job in 1964; joined the Communist Party of China in May 1965; graduate of Political Education of the Inner Mongolia Normal School.

Studied at the Political Education Department of the Inner Mongolia Normal School in 1960-1964; teacher of Party school of the Hulun Buir League of Inner Mongolia and member of the Political Work Group of the Office of the Revolutionary Committee of the League in 1964-1972; clerk at the office of the Revolutionary Committee of the League in 1972-1973; head of the Publicity Section of the Party Committee of the Hulun Buir League in 1973-1978; vice-president of Party School of the CPC Hulun Buir League Committee in 1978-1980; deputy secretary general and acting secretary general of the CPC Hulun Buir League Committee in 1980-1982; secretary general, standing committee member and deputy secretary of the CPC Hulun Buir League Committee in 1982-1983; secretary of the CPC Hulun Buir League Committee in 1983-1989; Standing Committee member of the CPC Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee and concurrently secretary of the Higher Education Work Committee of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in 1989-1991; Standing Committee member of the CPC Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee, vice-chairman of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional People's Government, and concurrently secretary of the Higher Education Work Committee in 1991-1992; deputy secretary and secretary of the CPC Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee in 1992-2000; secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee in 2000-2002; president and secretary of the Leading Party Group of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences starting from 2003; and elected as the vice chairman of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the First Session of the 10th National Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Member of 14th, 15th and 16th CPC Central Committees.