Ai Zhisheng was born in 1928, Han nationality, a native of Hanyan County, Hunan Province. He was an alternate member of the 12th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 13th and 14th CPC Central Committees.
| 1992—1997 | Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1987—1992 | Member, 13th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1983—1985 | Secretary-General, State Council | |
| 1982—1987 | Alternate Member, 12th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1979—1983 | Deputy Secretary, Tsinghua University CPC, Party Committee Beijing Municipality | |
| 1973—1977 | Worker, Cultural Revolution, Sent to do manual labor | |
| 1966—1971 | Worker, Cultural Revolution, Sent to do manual labor | |
| 1960—1966 | Deputy Secretary, Tsinghua University CPC, Party Committee Beijing Municipality | |
| 1950—1960 | Deputy Secretary, Tsinghua University CPC, Party Branch Beijing Municipality |