Shen was born in
Shangyu County,
Zhejiang Province. He attended
Wenzhou Medical College and obtained a degree in
pediatrics. He then attended
Shanghai Jiaotong University and obtained a doctoral degree in pediatric medicine. After graduating he became the deputy head and then head of the
Xinhua Hospital, then president of the
Second Medical University of Shanghai, then executive vice president of
Shanghai Jiaotong University. He then entered the commission on education and health of Shanghai. In January 2008, he was named vice mayor of Shanghai. In May 2013, he was named party chief of Pudong, joining the municipal Standing Committee two months later. On April 8, 2015, he succeeded
Ai Baojun to become head administrator of the
Shanghai Free-Trade Zone. In October 2016, Shen was appointed as the Deputy Minister
of Education. Shen was appointed as the acting Governor of Hainan in April 2017. == References ==