Zhang Chengzhong
Zhang Chengzhong | |||||||
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张成中 | |||||||
| Minister of Emergency Management | |||||||
| Assumed office 30 April 2026 | |||||||
| Premier | Li Qiang | ||||||
| Preceded by | Wang Xiangxi | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | October 1970 (age 55) | ||||||
| Party | Chinese Communist Party (since 1998) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張成中 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张成中 | ||||||
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Zhang Chengzhong (Chinese: 张成中; born October 1970) is a Chinese politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Emergency Management. Previously, he served as executive vice governor of Hebei and Communist party secretary of Tangshan.
Biography
[edit]Zhang Chengzhong was born in Gaizhou, Liaoning, in October 1970.[1] He began his career in China's state-owned enterprises in the petroleum and petrochemical sector, where he held various technical and managerial roles.[1] He later transitioned into public service and worked in multiple local government roles in Liaoning, eventually serving as the Communist party secretary of Panjin.[1]
Zhang subsequently rose to provincial leadership, serving as secretary-general of the CCP Liaoning Provincial Committee, where he was the main aide to party secretaries Zhang Guoqing and Hao Peng.[1] In July 2023, he was rotated to the CCP Hebei Provincial Committee, serving as executive vice governor of the province and then party secretary of Tangshan.[2][3][4]
In March 2026, he was appointed Communist party secretary of the Ministry of Emergency Management, succeeding Wang Xiangxi, who had fallen from grace at the beginning of 2026.[5] On April 30, he was appointed Minister of Emergency Management.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "张成中已任辽宁省委秘书长" (in Chinese). The Beijing News. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "张成中同志任河北省委常委". www.cpcnews.cn (in Chinese). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "张成中任河北省人民政府副省长". www.cpcnews.cn (in Chinese). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ Jiang, Ziwen (12 November 2024). "河北省委常委、常务副省长张成中任唐山市委书记". The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "China Names Party Chief for Emergency Management Ministry After Ousting Former Minister". Reuters. 27 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Chinese Communist Party politicians from Liaoning
- 21st-century Chinese politicians
- Political office-holders in Liaoning
- Political office-holders in Hebei
- Delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
- People from Gaizhou
- Party secretaries of Panjin
- Tianjin University alumni