Linghu An, male, Han nationality, is a native of Pinglu, Shanxi Province. He was born in 1946, joined the CPC in 1965, and graduated from the Optical Machinery Department of the Beijing Engineering Institute in 1970.
Linghu An spent the early part of his career in Lioaning Province working in the Dalian City Instrument, Meter and Electronic Bureau, the Dalian City Bureau of Machine-Building Industry, and the Dalian Federation of Trade Unions. He then became involved with the CPC in Yunnan Province, eventually becoming secretary of the CPC Yunnan Provincial Committee and then chairman of the CPPCC Yunnan Provincial Committee. Linghu was also a delegate to the 14th CPC National Committee and a member of the 15th CPC Central Committee.
Linghu An served as secretary of the CPC Yunnan Provincial Committee from 1997-2001 and chairman of the CPPCC Yunnan Provincial Committee from 1998-2001. In 2001 he became Deputy Auditor-General of the National Audit Office.