Huang Zhendong, male, Han nationality, is a native of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province. He was born in 1941, graduated from the Nanjing Navigation Engineering School and joined the CPC in 1981. He holds the title of Senior Engineer at the research level.
Huang was trained in ocean navigation and engineering and spent most of his career in harbor administration. In 1985, he was vice-minister of Communications and later, chairman of China Merchants Steam Navigation Group Ltd. He became Minister of Communications in 1993. In 2002, he was appointed secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee.
Huang was a member of the 14th, 15th and 16th CPC Central Committees. He is now Chairman of the Credentials Committee of the 11th NPC and Chairman of the Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee of the 11th NPC.