Gan Ziyu, male, Han nationality, is a native of Xinyi, Guangdong Province. He was born in 1929 and graduated from Wuhan University in 1967.
Initially, Gan worked as an engineer and division chief at the Ministry of Heavy Industry and the 1st Ministry of Machine-Building. In the 1970s, Gan held numerous positions with state committees. He also served as a part-time professor at Beijing University, teaching at the Management Science Center.
In the 1990s, Gan was involved with the return of Hong Kong to the Chinese government. He was a member of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong SAR. In 1997, he attended the Hong Kong handover ceremony as a member of the Chinese government delegation.
Gan is the author of "Charts of Cosmic Theory-Cosmic Pictures from Elementary Particles to Metagalaxies" and the translator of "Cybernetics Made Easy" as well as "Computer and Human Brain."
He became a member of the Standing Committee of the 9th NPC in 1998.