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Biography

Zhang Guoxiang, male, Han nationality, is a native of Gu‘an, Hebei Province. He was born in 1940 and graduated from the Labor Economics Department of Beijing Institute of Economics in 1964. He joined the CPC in 1966.

After graduating from the Beijing Institute of Economics, Zhang remained in the city, where he taught, edited the Beijing Workers‘ Daily and joined the Beijing Trade Union Council. With the council, Zhang directed the research center and eventually became their secretary-general and vice-chairman.

He has served in the All-China Federation of Trade Unions since their 11th Executive Committee. He has directed their policy research office and also was a member of the secretariat and vice-chairman of the 12th and 13th executive committees of the federation.

He was elected deputy secretary-general of the 9th CPPCC National Committee in 1999.