Sun Jinlong, male, Han ethnicity, was born in Zhongxiang, Hubei Province in January 1962. He started his career in August 1982 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in April 1986. Graduating from the School of Finance at Renmin University of China with a major in finance, he has a postgraduate education and holds a PhD degree in Economics. His professional title is senior engineer.
October 1978 College student major in exploration and drilling, Department of Mineral Exploration Engineering, Wuhan College of Geology (renamed as “China University of Geosciences” in November 1987)
August 1982 Work in Branch I of the third Brigade, Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
August 1983 Postgraduate student major in drilling engineering, Beijing Graduate School of Wuhan College of Geology
August 1986 Technical director and deputy head of the brigade, Test Pitting Engineering Brigade, Liaoning Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration
July 1989 Head of the brigade, secretary of Party Committee and chief engineer, Test Pitting Engineering Brigade, Liaoning Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration (honored “National Model Worker” in September 1990)
July 1991 Deputy general manager, CRBC project manager in Pakistan, China Geo-Engineering Corporation
June 1992 Deputy general manager, China Geo-Engineering Corporation
February 1993 General manager and interim Party Secretary, China Geo-Engineering Corporation
January 1995 Head of department, Department of Youth Work, Central Committee of the Communist Youth League (CYL)
October 1995 Secretary, Secretariat of CYL Central Committee (September 1993-June 1997: Attended an in-service postgraduate program at Institute of Economics, Nankai University and was awarded a Master of Economics degree)
November 1998 Secretary, Secretariat of CYL Central Committee; vice chairman, All-China Youth Federation
June 2001 Executive secretary, Secretariat of CYL Central Committee (vice-minister level); vice chairman, All-China Youth Federation
(September 1998-July 2001: Attended an in-service PhD program at the School of Finance, Renmin University of China and was awarded a PhD degree in Economics)
December 2001 Executive secretary, Secretariat of CYL Central Committee (vice-minister level); chairman, All-China Youth Federation
April 2003 Member, Standing Committee of CPC Anhui Provincial Committee; executive secretary, Secretariat of CYL Central Committee; chairman, All-China Youth Federation
May 2003 Member, Standing Committee of CPC Anhui Provincial Committee; secretary, Political and Legal Affairs Commission of CPC Anhui Provincial Committee; executive secretary, Secretariat of CYL Central Committee; chairman, All-China Youth Federation
July 2003 Member, Standing Committee of CPC Anhui Provincial Committee; secretary, Political and Legal Affairs Commission of CPC Anhui Provincial Committee
March 2005 Member, Standing Committee of CPC Anhui Provincial Committee; secretary, Political and Legal Affairs Commission of CPC Anhui Provincial Committee; secretary, CPC Hefei Municipal Committee
May 2005 Member, Standing Committee of CPC Anhui Provincial Committee; secretary, CPC Hefei Municipal Committee
July 2011 Deputy secretary, CPC Anhui Provincial Committee; secretary, CPC Hefei Municipal Committee
September 2011 Deputy secretary, CPC Anhui Provincial Committee
April 2013 Deputy secretary, CPC Hunan Provincial Committee
February 2016 Deputy secretary, CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee; political commissar, Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps; chairman, China Xinjian Group (minister level)
April 2020 Secretary of the Leading Party Members Group, and Vice Minister, of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China
Alternate member, 17th and 18th CPC Central Committee; member, 19th and 20th CPC Central Committee; member, standing committee of the 10th National People’s Congress; member, 9th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.