China Vitae

Biography Highlight

Zhang Dejiang, male, 55, Han nationality, is a native of Tai'an, Liaoning Province. He was born in November 1946, joined the CPC in January 1971 and joined the workforce in November 1968. Zhang graduated from the Economics Department, Kim Il Sung Comprehensive University. As a university graduate, he holds the professional title of Lecturer.

Recent Career Data

2008—	Vice-Premier, State Council	§
2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro
2007—	Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2002—2007	Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro
2002—2007	Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2002—2007	Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Guangdong Province
1998—1998	Chairman, Provincial People's Congress Jilin Province
1998—2002	Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Zhejiang Province
1997—2002	Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee
1995—1998	Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee CPC, Party Committee Jilin Province

Recent Travel & Appearances

01/11/10	Zhang Dejiang met with Maxim Bakiyev, head of Kyrgyzstan's Central Agency for Development, Investment and Innovation.
01/07/10	Zhang Dejiang inspected four major 3G operators, namely Datang Telecom, China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile.
11/03/09	Zhang Dejiang held talks with Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip.
10/30/09	Zhang Dejiang met with Albanian parliament Speaker Jozefina Topalli.
10/27/09	Zhang Dejiang met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.