| 2007— | Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro | |
| 2007— | Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 2007— | Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro, Standing Committee | |
| 2003—2007 | Minister, Ministry of Public Security | |
| 2003—2008 | State Councilor, State Council | |
| 2002—2007 | Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 2002—2007 | Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro | |
| 2002—2007 | Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro, Secretariat | |
| 1999—2002 | Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Sichuan Province | |
| 1998—1999 | Minister, Ministry of Land and Resources |
| 06/10/08 | Zhou Yongkang visited some of the regions such as Pengzhou, Wenchuan, Beichuan, that were worst hit by the May 12 quake. |
| 05/13/08 | Zhou Yongkang met with Luis Antonio Noronha Nascimento, chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council of Portugal. |
| 01/31/08 | Zhou Yongkang inspected Henan Province. |
| 01/27/08 | Zhou Yongkang inspected Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. |
| 12/04/07 | Zhou Yongkang met with Egyptian Minister of Justice Mamdouh Mohieddin Marai. |