Zhao Kezhi is now member of the Standing Committee of CPC (Communist Party of China) Jiangsu Provincial Committee, Executive Vice Governor and Vice Seretary of the Leading Party Group of Jiangsu Provincial Government. Zhao, male, born in December 1953, Han nationality, is a native of Laixi, Shandong Province. He earned his MA degree from the Party School of CPC Central Committee. He joined CPC in January 1975 and began to work in March 1973.

　　March 1973  

　　Voluntary teacher of Xiage Village Consolidated Middle School, Laixi County, Shandong Province

　　March 1975  

　　Member of “Learning from Dazhai in Agriculture” Working Team and Vice Secretary of Communist Youth League Xiage Village Commune Committee, Laixi County, Shandong Province

　　October 1976 

　　Standing Committee Member of CPC Xiage Village Commune Committee, Standing Committee Member and Member of Publicity of CPC Jiangshan Commune Committee, Laixi County, Shandong Province

　　January 1980 

　　Vice Secretary of Communist Youth League Laixi County Committee, Shandong Province (September 1980—July 1982: Studied in the Cadre Education Faculty of the Party School of Shandong Provincial Committee)

　　September 1982

　　Secretary of Communist Youth League Laixi County Committee, Shandong Province

　　March 1983   

　　Secretary of CPC Nanlan Village and Shuiji Town Committees, Laixi County, Shandong Province 

　　April 1984    

　　Vice Secretary of CPC County Committee and County Magistrate of Laixi, Shandong Province

　　March 1987   

　　Vice Secretary of CPC Municipal Committee and Mayor, Jimo, Shandong Province

　　September 1989

　　Secretary of CPC Jimo Municipal Committee, Shandong Province

　　August 1991   

　　Deputy Director of Urban and Rural Construction Committee, Shandong Province

　　August 1994   

　　Director of Urban and Rural Construction Committee, Shandong Province (September 1995—July 1996 Received one-year youth cadres’ training program at the Party School of CPC Central Committee; July 1996 – July 1998 On-the-job postgraduate program at the Scientific Socialism Department of the Party School of CPC Central Committee)

　　December 1997

　　Secretary of CPC Dezhou Municipal Committee, Shandong Province

　　January 2001 

　　Member of Leading Party Group of Shandong Provincial People’s Government

　　February 2001 

　　Vice Governor and Member of Leading Party Group of Shandong Provincial Government

　　January 2006 

　　Vice Governor and Vice Secretary of Leading Party Group of Shandong Provincial Government

　　March 2006  

　　Standing Committee Member of CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee

　　April 2006   

　　Standing Committee Member of Jiangsu CPC Provincial Committee, Executive Vice Governor and Vice Secretary of Leading Party Group of Jiangsu Provincial Government

　　He is a delegate to the CPC 17th National Conference, member of the Standing Committee of CPC Jiangsu Provincial Committee, and a deputy to 11th Jiangsu Provincial People’s Congress