1978- 1982 major in agricultural machinery, department of mechanical engineering, Jilin University of Technology.
1982- 1985 master of agricultural machinery in department of mechanical engineering, Jilin University of Technology.
1985- 1986 Teacher of Changchun Institute of Automobile Technology
1986- 1990, Ph.D. student majoring in agricultural machinery in department of mechanical engineering, Jilin University of Technology.
1990- 1994 department of mechanical engineering, Associate Professor, Professor and Deputy Director of Agriculture Department, Jilin University of Technology (during this period: 1993.08- 1994.02 Senior Visiting Scholar, Kyoto University, Japan).
1994- 1996 vice president of agricultural machinery college of Jilin university of technology
1996- 1997 dean of agricultural machinery college of Jilin university of technology
1997- 1997 Vice Chairman of Jilin Province, Vice Chairman of Changchun City, Dean of Agricultural Machinery College of Jilin University of Technology.
1997-2002 Vice Chairman of Jilin Province and Vice Mayor of Changchun City, Jilin Province
2002-2002 Vice Chairman of NLD in Jilin Province, Deputy Secretary General of Jilin Provincial Government and Deputy Director of General Office (director level)
2002-2003 Chairman of NLD in Jilin Province, Deputy Secretary-General of Jilin Provincial Government and Deputy Director of General Office (director level)
2003-2007 Deputy Governor and Chairman of NLD Jilin Province.
2007-20 1 1 NLD Vice Chairman of the Central Committee, Chairman of Jilin Province and Vice Governor of Jilin Province
2011-2012 Full-time Vice Chairman of NLD Central Committee and Chairman of Jilin Province
2012-2012 full-time vice chairman of NLD central Committee
2012-2013 executive vice chairman of NLD central Committee (treated at ministerial level)
20 13- 12 vice chairman Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, executive vice chairman of NLD central Committee.
2011April 14, the 25th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress of Jilin Province passed a decision on accepting Chen's request to resign as the deputy governor of Jilin Province.
20 13 was elected as the vice chairman of China People's Political Consultative Conference in March.