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Zhang Chengzhong

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Zhang Chengzhong
张成中
Minister of Emergency Management
Assumed office
30 April 2026
PremierLi Qiang
Preceded byWang Xiangxi
Personal details
BornOctober 1970 (age 55)
PartyChinese Communist Party (since 1998)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Chéngzhōng

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

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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

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  1. 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.
  2. "张成中同志任河北省委常委". www.cpcnews.cn (in Chinese). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  3. "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.
  4. 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.
  5. "China Names Party Chief for Emergency Management Ministry After Ousting Former Minister". Reuters. 27 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.