Wu Guanzheng, Han nationality, a native of Yugan, Jiangxi Province, was born in August 1938. He joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in March 1962 and began to work in April 1968. He graduated with a major in thermal measurement and automatic control of the Power Department, Tsinghua University. He has a postgraduate background and is an engineer.

He is now member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and secretary of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee.

1959-1965: Student, majoring in thermal measurement and automatic control, Power Department, Tsinghua University; and secretary of the Communist Youth League branch of the university.

1965-1968: Postgraduate of thermal measurement and automatic control section of the Power Department, Tsinghua University; and deputy secretary of a Party branch.

1968-1975: Technician of Gedian Chemical Plant in Wuhan, Hubei Province, deputy chief of the plant's technology section, head of its workshop, member of the plant's Party Committee, and deputy chairman of the plant's revolutionary committee.

1975-1982: Deputy director of the Wuhan Municipal Science and Technology Committee, Hubei Province and member of its Leading Party Member Group, vice-chairman of the Wuhan Municipal Science and Technology Association and member of its Leading Party Member Group, deputy chief of the Wuhan Municipal Innovation, Transformation and Potential-Tapping Headquarters and head of the office of the headquarters, chairman of the Wuhan Municipal Center for Engineering, Science and Technology and secretary of its Party Committee.

1982-1983: Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Wuhan Municipal Committee.

1983-1986: Secretary of the CPC Wuhan Municipal Committee and mayor of Wuhan.

1986-1995: Deputy secretary of the CPC Jiangxi Provincial Committee, deputy governor, acting governor and governor of Jiangxi Province.

1995-1997: Secretary of the CPC Jiangxi Provincial Committee.

1997-2002: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee, and president of its Party School.

2002-: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, secretary of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee, and president of the Party School of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee.

He was alternate member of the 12th CPC Central Committee, member of the 13th, 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees and member of the Political Bureau of the 15th CPC Central Committee. He is member of the 16th CPC Central Committee, member and Standing Committee of its Political Bureau. He is secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.