Zhang Zuoji (18 January[citation needed] 1945 – 11 June 2021) was a Chinese politician and the former governor of Heilongjiang. He also served as the director of the economic committee of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).[1]

Zhang Zuoji
张左己
Chairperson of the Economic Affairs Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
March 2008 – March 2013
Preceded byLiu Zhongli
Succeeded byZhou Bohua
Governor of Heilongjiang
In office
March 2003 – 25 December 2007
Preceded bySong Fatang
Succeeded byLi Zhanshu
Minister of Labour and Social Security
In office
March 1998 – March 2003
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byZheng Silin
Personal details
Born(1945-01-18)18 January 1945[citation needed]
Bayan County, Binjiang Province, Manchukuo
Died11 June 2021(2021-06-11) (aged 76)
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materHeilongjiang University
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese张左己
Traditional Chinese張左己
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Zuǒjǐ

Biography

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Born in Bayan County, Binjiang Province (now Heilongjiang), Zhang joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1972. He graduated from the department of foreign languages of Heilongjiang University, majoring in the Russian language. From 1968 to 1977, he was a high school teacher in the national 123 factory, an officer of its propaganda department and the vice president of the CCP party school there. Later, he served in the Ministry of the 5th Mechanical Industry, the Ministry of Weaponry Industry, and the Ministry of Labor and Personnel (Ministry of Labor). In August 1991, he was appointed vice mayor of Xi'an, in Shaanxi Province. In February 1993, he became the deputy Minister of Labor. From November 1994 to 1998, he served as vice secretary-general of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. He was elected to be a member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection during the 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in September 1997. From March 1998 to March 2003, he served as Minister of Labor and Social Security.[2] In March 2003, he was appointed vice secretary of the CCP Heilongjiang committee, and was elected as vice governor and acting governor of Heilongjiang in April of that year. He was confirmed as governor later and served in this post until December 2007. In March 2008, Zhang became chairperson of the Economic Affairs Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

On 11 June 2021, he died of illness in Harbin, Heilongjiang, aged 76.[3]

Zhang was a member of the 16th and 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a standing committee member of the 11th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

References

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  1. ^ "Biography of Zhang Zuoji". China Vitae. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Speech by Mr. Zhang Zuoji, Minister of Labor and Social Security, at the Global Employment Forum (November 1, 2001, Geneva)". China-un.ch. 19 April 2004. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. ^ 张左己同志逝世. qq.com (in Chinese). 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
Government offices
New title Minister of Labour and Social Security
1998–2003
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Heilongjiang
2003–2007
Succeeded by
Assembly seats
Preceded by Chairperson of the Economic Affairs Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
2008–2013
Succeeded by