Bu Zhengfa, male, Han nationality, is a native of Danyang, Jiangsu province. He was born in 1946, graduated from the Beijing Engineering Institute, and joined the CPC in 1965. Bu is a senior engineer.
Bu spent the early part of his career at the Ministry of Light Industry, where he directed the Personnel Department. Subsequently he transferred to the China National Council of Light Industry, where he served as deputy director and member of the Leading Party Group. Bu served as vice-minister of the Ministry of Personnel until 1998, and he was elected deputy secretary of the CPC Jiangxi Provincial Committee in the following year. Bu served as vice-minister of the Ministry of Human Resources and Socail Security between 2002 and 2007. Now he serves as the vice chairman of the China National Light Industry Council.