Huang Ju, a native of Jiashan, Zhejiang Province, was born in September 1938. He began to work in May 1963 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in March 1966. He graduated from the Department of Electrical Machinery Engineering, Tsinghua University, where he had a major in electrical machinery manufacturing. He is an engineer.

He is now a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice premier of the State Council.

1956-1963: Student, majored in electrical machinery manufacturing, Department of Electrical Machinery Engineering, Tsinghua University.

1963-1967: Technician at Power Workshop and Cast Steel Workshop of Shanghai Artificial Board-Making Machinery Plant; and secretary of the plant director.

1967-1977: Technician at Power Workshop of Zhonghua Metallurgical Plant in Shanghai; and deputy secretary of the workshop's Party branch.

1977-1980: Deputy chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of Shanghai Zhonghua Metallurgical Plant and the plant's deputy director and engineer.

1980-1982: Deputy manager of Shanghai Petrochemical General Machinery Manufacturers Company.

1982-1983: Deputy director of Shanghai First Bureau of Electrical and Machinery Industry.

1983-1984: Member of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the CPC and secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Industrial Work Committee of the CPC.

1984-1985: Member of the Standing Committee and secretary-general of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the CPC.

1985-1986: Deputy secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the CPC.

1986-1991 Deputy secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee and deputy mayor of Shanghai.

1991-1994: Deputy secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee and mayor of Shanghai.

1994-1995: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee and mayor of Shanghai.

1995-2002: Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee.

2002-: Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

2003-: vice premier of the State Council.

He was alternate member of the 13th CPC Central Committee and member of the 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees. He was elected an additional member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 14th CPC Central Committee. He was member of the Political Bureau of the 15th CPC Central Committee. He is member of the 16th CPC Central Committee and member of the Standing Committee of its Political Bureau.