Career
He successively served as the Mayor and Communist Party Secretary of Changzhi, Party Secretary of Lüliang, and Secretary General of the Shanxi Provincial Party Committee, and the province"s Vice-Governor. Du was born and raised in Lingyi County, Shanxi, where he graduated from Shanxi University of Finance and Economics in 1982, after the resumption of university entrance examination, and received his master of philosophy degree from Shanxi University in 2000. After graduation, he worked at the Shanxi Provincial Government.
Then he was transferred to Lüliang as the cost per click Party Chief.
In January 2012, Du was promoted to become the Secretary General of Shanxi Provincial Party Committee. One year later, he was elected by the 12th Shanxi People"s Congress as the Vice-Governor of Shanxi.
On June 19, 2014, Du was being investigated by the Party"s internal disciplinary body for "serious violations of laws and regulations". On February 13, 2015, Du was expelled from the Communist Party.
