China Vitae

Biography

Zhang Jun, male, Han nationality, is a native of Boxing County, Shandong province. He was born in 1956, joined the CPC in 1974, earned a law degree from Jilin University, and earned a master's degree in International Law from Hull University of Great Britain. Zhang is a member of the China Society of International Law and the All-China Youth Federation.

Zhang Jun enjoyed a successful career in the law, holding high posts in the Supreme People's Court of China, as well as two other district courts in Beijing. In 2003 he was elected vice-minister of the Ministry of Justice and in 2007 he became a member of the 17th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. In 2012 he became Deputy Secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

From 2017 to 2018 he was Minister of the Ministry of Justice. He is a member of the 19th CPC Central Committee and n March 2018 he was elected Procurator-General of Supreme People's Procuratorate.