Mr. Zhan Yongxin was born in January 1957, Jiangsu province.
With a post graduate degree.
1988--1991 Third Secretary of the Department of Hong Kong, Maocao and Taiwan Affairs, MFA
1991--1994 Third Secretary and Second Secretary of the Chinese Office of the China-UK Joint Liaison Group
1994--1996 Second Secretary of the Department of International Organizaitons and Conferences
1996--2002 First Secretary and Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Canada
2002--2005 Counsellor and Division Chief of the Department of Policy Planning
2005--2007 Deputy Director-General of the Department of Policy Planning
2007-- Deputy Commissioner of the Commissioner'f Office in HKSAR