Ma Zhongping, male, Han nationality, is a native of Suide County, Shaanxi province. He was born in 1950, and joined the CPC in 1971. He was elected as mayor of Weinan City in his native Shaanxi province in 2000 and he served as secretary of the Weinan City CPC Committee from 2000-2008. He became chairman of the Shaanxi CPPCC Provincial Committee in 2008.