Zheng Wantong, male, Han nationality, a native of Tianjin, born in May 1941; joined Communist Party of China (CPC) in August 1960; began working in August 1961; a junior college graduate who majored in Chinese language and literature at Tianjin Teachers' College

1959 - 1961  Student at Tianjin Teachers' College, majoring in Chinese language and literature

1961 - 1965  Teacher and personnel secretary at No. 78 Secondary School in Tianjin

1965 - 1968  Head of School and College Department, Hebei District (Tianjin) Committee of Communist Youth League of China

1968 - 1970  Manual labor at Hebei District May 5th Cadre School

1970 - 1978  Staff member and deputy head of Publicity Department, Party Committee of Hebei District

1978 - 1982  Staff member of General Office, CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee, and secretary to the first secretary of CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee 

1982 - 1983  Director of General Office, CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee

1983 - 1988  Secretary-general of CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee and secretary of Party Committee of Departments under CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee

1988 - 1993  Vice-chairman of All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFT), member of ACFT Secretariat and ACFT Leading Party Members' Group

1993 - 1997  Vice-minister of United Front Work Department of CPC Central Committee and deputy secretary-general of 8th CPPCC National Committee (February to September 1995, member of Leading Party Members' Group of Offices of CPPCC National Committee)

1997 - March 1998  Vice-minister of United Front Work Department of CPC Central Committee, secretary of Leading Party Members' Group of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) and vice-chairman of ACFIC (with the rank of minister from October 1997), deputy secretary-general of 8th CPPCC National Committee

March to September 1998  Member of Leading Party Members' Group of CPPCC National Committee, secretary-general of 9th CPPCC National Committee, member and secretary of Leading Party Members' Group of Offices of 9th CPPCC National Committee, Vice-minister of United Front Work Department of CPC Central Committee, secretary of ACFIC Leading Party Members' Group and vice-chairman of ACFIC

September to December 1998  Member of Leading Party Members' Group of CPPCC National Committee, secretary-general of CPPCC National Committee, secretary of Leading Party Members' Group of Offices of CPPCC National Committee, secretary of ACFIC Leading Party Members' Group and vice-chairman of ACFIC

December 1998 - present  Member of Leading Party Members' Group of CPPCC National Committee, secretary-general of 9th CPPCC National Committee and secretary of Leading Party Members' Group of Offices of 9th CPPCC National Committee

He was elected as a member of CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection at 15th CPC National Congress and is a member of 16th CPC Central Committee. He was a member of 8th CPPCC Standing Committee.