Man on a mission

Guo Jinlong, pictured above, is Anhui's party secretary and chairman of the provincial people's congress. He started off as a technician with a bureau of electricity in rural Sichuan province in 1969 after studying physics at the University of Nanjing in Jiangsu .

From 1969 to 1985, he held various posts in Zhong county, making his mark as an expert in agricultural policies and catching the eyes of the senior leadership.

In 1992, he was elected to the provincial party committee of Sichuan. He was sent to Tibet in 1993 as deputy party secretary and became its party chief in 2000.

At the end of 2004, he was appointed party secretary of Anhui. He enjoys walking and surfing the internet during his spare time.