Du Zhanyuan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Tianmen City, Hubei Province. He was born in 1962, entered the work force and joined the CPC in 1985. He graduated from Hunan Agricultural University with a Bachelor Degree in 1982, from China Agricultural University with a Master Degree in 1985 and from Massachusetts University of USA with a Doctorate Degree in 1993. He was Vice-Minister of Ministry of Science and Technology from 2008 to 2010. Since December 2010, he serves as Vice-Minister of Ministry of Education.