1980 to 1983 served as member of the standing Committee, deputy magistrate, deputy secretary and county magistrate of Yongsheng county, Yunnan province; 1983 to 1985 served as member of Lijiang county Committee and deputy Commissioner of administrative office of Yunnan province; 1985 to/kloc-0. 199 1 year to 1995 served as deputy minister of finance, member of party group and deputy secretary of party group; 1995 served as deputy secretary-general of the State Council and deputy secretary of party group of government agencies; 1995 to 1998 served as member of the Standing Committee of Beijing Municipal Committee. 1998 served as director and party secretary of State Taxation Administration of The People's Republic of China from March 2003, minister of finance and party secretary from March 2003 to August 2007, and deputy director (full ministerial rank) of the State Council Development Research Center in September 2007. Alternate member of the 15th Central Committee and member of the 16th Central Committee. Deputies to the Ninth National People's Congress.