Zhen Jianguo, male, Han nationality, is a native of Hebei Province. He is a university graduate.
Zhen spent his formative years as a staff member at the West European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as a staff member of the Chinese Embassy in Denmark.
In the 1980s, he held first, second, and third secretarial positions with the West European Affair office. In addition, Zhen traveled to assume staff and secretary posts in Denmark. He became counselor to the Chinese Embassy in Sweden in 1993, and remained there for three years.
In 1999, Zhen was assigned to Greece where he served as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. After three years in Greece, Zhen traveled to Denmark to hold the same positions in Denmark.