1985-1987 Deputy secretary, CPC Yantai Municipal Committee, Shandong Province

1987-1989 Deputy secretary, CPC Yantai Municipal Committee, Shandong Province; mayor, Yantai Municipal People's Government, Shandong Province

1989-1992 Deputy secretary, CPC Qingdao Municipal Committee, Shandong Province; deputy mayor and mayor, Qingdao Municipal People's Government, Shandong Province

1992-1994 Member, Standing Committee, CPC Shandong Provincial Committee; secretary, CPC Qingdao Municipal Committee; mayor, Qingdao Municipal People's Government

1994-1997 Member, Standing Committee, CPC Shandong Provincial Committee; secretary, CPC Qingdao Municipal Committee

1997-1998 Secretary, Leading Party Members' Group; and vice minister; of the Ministry of Construction

1998-2001 Minister; and secretary, Leading Party Members' Group; of the Ministry of Construction

2001-2002 Secretary, CPC Hubei Provincial Committee

2002-2003 Member, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; secretary, CPC Hubei Provincial Committee; chairman, Standing Committee, Hubei Provincial People's Congress

2003-2007 Member, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; secretary, CPC Hubei Provincial Committee

2007-2008 Member, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

2008-2011 Member, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee; first executive deputy director, Organizing Committee; and director, Executive Committee; for Shanghai 2010 World Expo

2011-2012 Member, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

2012-2013 Member, Standing Committee, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee (till November, 2012)

2013- Member, Standing Committee, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; chairman, the CPPCC National Committee

Alternate member, Fourteenth CPC Central Committee; member, Fifteenth through Eighteenth CPC Central Committees; member, Political Bureau, Sixteenth through Eighteenth CPC Central Committees; member, Standing Committee, Political Bureau, Eighteenth CPC Central Committee; chairman of the Twelveth CPPCC National Committee.