Zhang Changping

Template:Prod llm/dated Zhang Changping (Chinese: 张昌平; born April 1954), a native of Xiaogan, Hubei Province, is a Chinese politician. He formerly held the position of chairman of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

Hunan

Zhang Changping commenced his career in April 1970 and became a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April 1975. He obtained his degree in Steelmaking Specialization from the Metallurgy Department at Wuhan Iron and Steel College (now Wuhan University of Science and Technology) and also a master's degree in engineering from Hunan University.

In June 1984, Zhang was appointed as Director of the Office of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League. Beginning in December 1984, he held the positions of Deputy Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group, while also serving as a member of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Youth League. Since 1987, he has simultaneously held the position of chairman of the Hunan Provincial Youth Federation. He attended the Japanese Language Department at Beijing Foreign Studies University from 1988 to 1989 and thereafter engaged in a year-long research fellowship at the University of Tokyo in Japan.

In February 1991, Zhang Changping was designated as a member of the Party Committee of Loudi Prefecture, Hunan Province, and as Secretary of the Lengshuijiang City CCP Committee. In June 1992, he was appointed as deputy director of the Hunan Provincial Commission of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation. Beginning in July 1993, he simultaneously held the positions of Deputy Director of the Provincial Investment Promotion Bureau and Acting Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and was designated as Secretary of the Party Leadership Group in November 1994. During this era, he obtained a Master of Engineering degree in industrial foreign trade from the International Business School of Hunan University.

In January 1995, Zhang Changping was designated as Deputy Secretary of the Changde Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Deputy Mayor of the Changde Municipal Government, and Acting Mayor of Changde. In March 1995, he was chosen Mayor of Changde and became a member of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He participated in the Central Party School's training program for middle-aged and young cadres from 1997 to 1998. In February 1998, he was designated Secretary of the Yueyang Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Fujian

In January 2000, Zhang Changping was appointed as Deputy Secretary of the Xiamen Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party of Fujian Province, later assuming the roles of Deputy Mayor of Xiamen. He served as Acting Mayor of Xiamen and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group from July 2002, and was officially appointed mayor in December 2002, holding the position until November 2006.

In November 2006, Zhang ascended to the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, assuming the positions of Executive Vice Governor of the Provincial Government and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Provincial Government, maintaining these responsibilities until November 2011. He then assumed the role of a member of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial CCP Committee and Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. In January 2013, he held the position of Chairman of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group, while also serving as a member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. From July 2013 until January 2018, he held the positions of Chairman of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group exclusively.

Zhang Changping served as a delegate to the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and was a member of the 9th National People's Congress representing Hunan Province, as well as the 10th and 11th National People's Congress representing Fujian Province. He was a member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

References

Assembly seats
Preceded by Liang Qiping	Chairman of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference January 2013 – January 2018	Succeeded by Cui Yuying
Party political offices
Preceded by Chen Wenqing	Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the CCP Fujian Provincial Committee November 2011 – July 2013	Succeeded by Ni Yuefeng
Preceded by Yang Baohua	Secretary of the CCP Yueyang Municipal Committee February 1998 – January 2000	Succeeded by Yu Laishan
Preceded by Zhang Panshi	Secretary of the CCP Lengshuijiang Municipal Committee February 1991 – June 1992	Succeeded by Lu Pingyi
Government offices
Preceded by Liu Dezhang	Executive Vice Governor, Fujian Provincial People's Government November 2006 – November 2011	Succeeded by Chen Hua
Preceded by Zhu Yayan	Mayor of the Xiamen Municipal People's Government July 2002 – February 2007	Succeeded by Liu Cigui
Preceded by Wu Dingxian	Mayor of the Changde Municipal People's Government January 1995 – February 1998	Succeeded by Cheng Haibo
Civic offices
Preceded by Qin Guangrong	Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Youth Federation February 1987 – February 1991	Succeeded by Xiong Weiping

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