China Vitae : Biography of Zhang Chunxian

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Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
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Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004

People's Daily Online

China News

XINHUA Online (China View)

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 11/15/2012
Career Data Updated: 11/19/2012

Zhang Chunxian 张春贤

Member, 18th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo; Secretary, CPC, Autonomous Regional Committee, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Born: 1953

Birthplace: Henan Province, Yuzhou City

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. Currently Zhang serves as Secretary of CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee and in 2012 he became a member of the Politburo of the 18th CPC Central Committee.

Career Data

2012—	Member, 18th CPC, Central Committee, Politburo
2012—	Member, 18th CPC, Central Committee
2010—	Secretary, CPC, Autonomous Regional Committee Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region	§
2010—	Member, CPC, Autonomous Regional Committee, Standing 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	Member, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Hunan Province
2005—2010	Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Hunan Province
2002—2005	Secretary, Ministry of Transport CPC, Leading Party Group
2002—2007	Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2002—2005	Minister, Ministry of Transport
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

15 Nov 12	APPEARANCE	List of Politburo members of 18th CPC Central Committee #China #18PC
05 Jul 12	TRAVEL	Travelled to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi City Xinjiang top official oversees counter-terrorism drill
07 Mar 12	APPEARANCE	No mercy for terrorists: Xinjiang party chief
31 Oct 11	APPEARANCE	Zhang Chunxian elected Party chief of NW China's Xinjiang
08 Aug 11	APPEARANCE	China's Xinjiang chief vows harsh crackdown on religious extremists to curb violence
08 Mar 11	APPEARANCE	Xinjiang faces "severe" challenges in maintaining social stability, officials
08 Mar 11	APPEARANCE	Governor: No secret trials, Internet controls in Xinjiang now
24 Dec 10	APPEARANCE	Top regional official says Xinjiang's stability "fragile"
20 May 10	TRAVEL	Was in Beijing Municipality Hu Jintao addressed the central work conference on the development of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
25 Apr 10	APPEARANCE	Zhou Qiang was appointed as the secretary of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

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