Zhang Qingquan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Tongzhou, Beijing. He was born in 1946 and graduated from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1968. Zhang joined the CPC in 1964.
After graduating from Air Force Institute of Technology, Zhang was assigned to a military unit where he served in a number of capacities. Among the positions he held were radar platoon leader, and deputy political instructor. Eventually, Zhang was promoted to the secretary position of the political department of his regiment.
In 1986, he joined Beijing Forestry University and the following year he became Party secretary of the school's graduate department. Zhang later served as a Party office chief and in 1993, was made the vice-president of the university.