Chong Quan, male, ethnic Han, is a native of Tianchang city of Anhui Province. He was born in December 1952 and joined the CPC in November 1970. He graduated from Beijing Foreign Trade Institute, majoring in English, and has acquired the title of Economic Engineer.

1978.02-1980.04: Working successively in the Department of Political Affairs and the Bureau of International Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Trade

1980.04-1982.12: Working in the Languages Service of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1982.12-1988.12: Working in the Bureau of International Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade (MOFERT)

1988.12-1991.04: Serving as Second Secretary in the Economic and Commercial Counsellor’s Office of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the United Kingdom

1991.04-1992.05: Serving as Deputy Director of the Office of the Department of Human Resources of MOFERT (deputy division director level)

1992.05-1995.03: Serving successively as Head of the Division of Survey and Research of the Department of Economic Affairs of the Xinhua News Agency Macau Branch, Director of this Division, and Deputy Director General of this Department (division director level)

1995.03-1996.10: Serving as the Director General of the Department of Economic Affairs of the Xinhua News Agency Branch in Macau (deputy director general level)

1996.10-2002.03: Serving as Deputy Director General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) (1998.04-1998.06 studying in the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School, U.S.A.)

2002.03-2003.09: Serving as Director General of the Protocol Department of MOFTEC and later the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)

2003.09-2006.09: Serving as Director General of the General Office of MOFCOM (2003.11 serving as the Spokesperson for MOFCOM and Director of the Information Office of MOFCOM)

2006.09-2010.07: Serving as Assistant Minister and member of the CPC Leadership Group of MOFCOM

2010.07-now: Serving as Deputy China International Trade Representative (vice minister level) and member of the CPC Leadership Group of MOFCOM