Xia Tao, male, Han nationality, is native of Chuzhou City, Anhui Province. He was born in 1962, graduated from Anhui Agricultural College and entered the work force in 1983, and graduated from Zhejiang Agricultural University with Doctorate Degree in 1998. He is Vice President of Anhui Agricultural University since 2007. Since 2012, he is Vice-Chairman of CPPCC Provincial Committee of Anhui Province