He used to be Minister of Organization Department of Jinhua Municipal Committee, Deputy Chief and Section Chief of Organization Department of Jinhua Municipal Committee, Deputy Secretary of Jinhua Municipal Committee of Communist Youth League, Secretary of Jinhua Municipal Committee of Communist Youth League, Party Secretary, Deputy Secretary of Wuyi County Committee, Acting County Magistrate, County Magistrate, Secretary of Wuyi County Committee, Alternate Member of the Fourth Jinhua Municipal Committee, Secretary of Wuyi County Committee, Director of the Standing Committee of National People's Congress, Deputy Mayor of Jinhua Municipal People's Government, Member of Party Group, and Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Jinhua Economic and Technological Development Zone (concurrently). Member of the Standing Committee and Secretary-General of Jinhua Municipal Committee, Secretary and Director of the Management Committee of Jinyi Metropolitan New Area, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Jinhua Economic and Technological Development Zone (concurrently), Member of the Standing Committee and Executive Deputy Mayor of Jinhua Municipal Committee, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Jinyi Metropolitan New Area.

2012 August 3 1 Jinhua municipal people's government decided that Jin Zhongliang should be the president of Jinhua administration college.