Chen Cungen, male, Han nationality, is a native of Zhouzhi County of Shaanxi Province. He was born in 1952, started to work in 1970 and joined CPC in 1985. Chen graduated from Northwestern Agricultural University in 1982 with a Master Degree in Forest Ecology, and from Vienna Agricultural University of Austria in 1987 with a Doctorate Degree. He serves as Director of Department of Publicity of the CPC Municipal Committee of Chongqing Municipality since 2007. Currently, he is an Alternate Member of 17th CPC Central Committee. In 2012, he became Director of the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee.