Mr. Chen graduated from the International Business School, Nanjing University, majoring in business
administration. He holds a master’s degree in economics and a doctor’s degree in management.
He once served as Deputy Director of the General Office, Department of Commerce, Jiangsu Province,
and Manager of Jiangsu Provincial Food Company. 1993.06–1996.08 Deputy Secretary General of the
Provincial Government, Jiangsu Province. 1996.08–1997.11 Deputy Secretary General and Director
General of the General Office of the Provincial Government, Jiangsu Province. 1997.11–1998.01 Deputy
Secretary of the CPC Committee and Acting Mayor of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. 1998.01–2000.06
Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee and Mayor of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. 2000.06–2000.12
Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee and Mayor of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, Secretary of the CPC
Working Committee of Suzhou Industrial Park. 2000.12–2001.11 Secretary of the CPC Committee of
Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, Secretary of the CPC Working Committee of Suzhou Industrial Park. 2001.11-
-2002.05 Standing Committee member of the CPC Committee of Jiangsu Province, Secretary of the CPC
Committee of Suzhou, Secretary of the CPC Working Committee of Suzhou Industrial Park.2002.05-
-2004.10 Standing Committee member of the CPC Committee and Vice Governor, Shaanxi Province.
2004.10–2005.02 Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee and Acting Governor, Shaanxi Province.
2005.02–2006.05 Deputy Secretary of the CPC Committee and Governor, Shaanxi Province. 2006.05–
2007.11 Vice Chairman (ministerial level) and Deputy Secretary of the CPC Leadership Group, National
Development and Reform Commission. 2007.11–2007.12 Secretary of the CPC Leadership Group and
Vice Minister, Ministry of Commerce. 2007.12—2013.3 Minister and Secretary of the CPC Leadership
Group, Ministry of Commerce. 2013.3— 2018.4 President of the Association for Relations Across
the Taiwan Straits. 2011.11—now Chairman of the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign
Investment.