65438-0948 entered Mudanjiang Aviation School of China People's Liberation Army, and then transferred to local study.
1953 After graduating from Northeast Experimental School, he was admitted to the Civil Engineering Department of Harbin Institute of Technology.
From 65438 to March 0959, he served as the head of the Youth League Committee of Harbin Institute of Architecture and Engineering, the head of the Organization Department of the Party Committee and the secretary of the Party Committee.
1962 September served as lecturer, associate professor, director of teaching and research group, deputy director and director of academic affairs office, deputy secretary and secretary of Party Committee of Nanjing Institute of Technology, and member of CPC jiangsu provincial party committee.
1985 deputy director and secretary general of the state education commission.
1988- 1990 served as deputy secretary-general of the State Council.
1June, 1990 served as deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee.
1September, 1992, concurrently served as Deputy Minister of Culture and Deputy Secretary of the Party Group.
1992 1 1 Party Secretary, Acting Minister and Deputy Minister of the Propaganda Department of the CPC of the Ministry of Culture.
1March, 1993 Minister of Culture and Vice Minister of Propaganda Department of the CPC.
65438+1In March 1998, he was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Ninth China People's Political Consultative Conference and the chairman of the Education, Culture, Sports and Health Committee.
200 1 Vice President of China Economic and Social Research Association.
Member of the 14th and 15th CPC Central Committee. Member of the Seventh CPPCC, member of the Standing Committee of the Ninth CPPCC, and director of the Education, Culture, Sports and Health Committee.