Compiled from the following sources:

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Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004

People's Daily Online


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Revision History:

Biography Revised: 2/8/2018
Career Data Updated: 3/7/2018

PHOTO: Zhang Chunxian
Zhang Chunxian 张春贤
Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee
Born: 1953

Biography

Zhan Chunxian, male, Han nationality, is a native of Yuzhou City, Henan Province. He was born in 1953, entered the work force in 1970, and joined in CPC in 1972. Zhang graduated from Northeast China Heavy Machinery Institute with a Bachelor Degree in 1980, and from Harbin Institute of Technology with a Master Degree in 2002.

Zhang was served as minister of the Ministry of Transport from 2002-2005. He was also a Member of 16th and 17th CPC Central Committees and former Secretary of CPC Hunan Provincial Committee from 2005 to 2010. Zhang was Secretary of CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee from 2010 to 2016. He was a member of the Politburo of the 18th CPC Central Committee and is now a member of the 19th CPC Central Committee.

Career Data

2017— Member, CPC, Central Committee, Central LSG for Xinjiang Work
2017— Member, CPC, Central Committee, Central National Security Commission
2017— Member, 19th CPC, Central Committee
2012—2017 Member, 18th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo
2012—2017 Member, 18th CPC, Central Committee
2010—2016 Member, CPC, Autonomous Regional Committee, Standing Committee Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
2010—2016 Secretary, CPC, Autonomous Regional Committee Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
2007—2012 Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2006—2010 Chairman, Provincial People's Congress, Standing Committee Hunan Province
2005—2010 Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Hunan Province
2005—2010 Member, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Hunan Province
2002—2005 Minister, Ministry of Transport
2002—2005 Secretary, Ministry of Transport CPC, Leading Party Group
2002—2007 Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2000—2000 Student, CPC, Central Committee, Central Party School
1998—2002 Student, Harbin Institute of Technology Heilongjiang Province, Harbin City (Received Master's Degree)
1998—2002 Vice-Minister, Ministry of Transport
1997—2002 Member, Ministry of Transport CPC, Leading Party Group
1995—1997 Assistant to Governor, People's Government Yunnan Province
1993—1995 Secretary, China National Packaging Corporation CPC, Party Committee
1993—1995 Manager, China National Packaging Corporation
1992—1993 Deputy Manager, China National Packaging Corporation
1991—1992 Director, Ministry of Supervision, Industrial Machinery Department Supervision Bureau
1976—1980 Student, Dongbei Heavy Machinery School
1975—1976 Cadre, Chengguan Commune Henan Province, Yu County (Dongguan Unit)
1972 Joined, CPC
1970—1975 Soldier, PLA, Regions, Guangzhou Military Region, Wuhan Military District
1970 Joined, PLA


Recent Travel & Appearances

10 Apr 19 Senior legislators plant trees in Beijing
17 Mar 18 14 vice chairpersons elected for 13th NPC Standing Committee
24 Oct 17 Li Keqiang, other Party officials in new CPC Central Committee
13 Apr 17 Travelled to Serbia, Belgrade and met with the following:
Tomislav Nikolic (President of Serbia)
Aleksandar Vucic (Prime Minister of Serbia)
Serbian leaders meet visiting CPC delegation
10 Apr 17 Travelled to Croatia, Zagreb and met with the following:
Andrej Plenković (Croatian Prime Minister; Chairman of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ))
Croatian Prime Minister Meets with Zhang Chunxian
07 Apr 17 Travelled to Moldova, Chisinau and met with the following:
Igor Dodon (Moldovan President)
Moldovan leaders meet visiting CPC delegation
17 Aug 16 Xi calls for advancing Belt and Road Initiative
05 Jun 16 Xinjiang's Party chief delivers greetings to Muslims for Ramadan
10 Mar 16 Chinese leaders stress development, stability in Xinjiang, Tibet
08 Mar 16 Xinjiang seeing fewer terrorist incidents

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