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.
Zhang, who speaks Korean, worked in Jilin Province until the mid-1980's when he moved to Beijing as vice minister of Civil Affairs. In the 1990s, he became secretary of the CPC Jilin Municipal Committee and 1998 relinquished that position to become secretary of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee.
Zhang was an alternate member of the 14th CPC Central Committee and a member of the 15th CPC Central Committee. Zhang was a member of the Politburo of the 16th CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Party Committee.
He is currently a member of the Politboro of the 17th CPC Central Committee a member of the 17th CPC Central Committee and Vice-Premier of the State Council.
| 2008— |
Vice-Premier, State Council |
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| 2007— |
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro |
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| 2007— |
Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 2002—2007 |
Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro |
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| 2002—2007 |
Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 2002—2007 |
Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Guangdong Province |
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| 1998—1998 |
Chairman, Provincial People's Congress Jilin Province |
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| 1998—2002 |
Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Zhejiang Province |
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| 1997—2002 |
Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 1995—1998 |
Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee CPC, Party Committee Jilin Province |
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| 1992—1997 |
Alternate Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee |
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| 1990—1995 |
Secretary, CPC, Prefectural Committee Jilin Province, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture |
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| 1990—1995 |
Deputy Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Jilin Province |
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| 1986—1990 |
Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Civil Affairs CPC, Leading Party Group |
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| 1986—1990 |
Vice-Minister, Ministry of Civil Affairs |
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| 1985—1986 |
Deputy Secretary, CPC, Prefectural Committee CPC, Party Committee Jilin Province, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture |
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| 1983—1985 |
Member, CPC, Prefectural Committee, Standing Committee CPC, Party Committee Jilin Province, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture |
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| 1983—1985 |
Member, CPC, City Committee, Standing Committee Jilin Province, Yanji City |
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| 1983—1985 |
Deputy Secretary, CPC, City Committee Jilin Province, Yanji City |
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| 1980—1983 |
Vice-President, Yanbian University Jilin Province, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture |
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| 1980—1983 |
Member, Yanbian University CPC, Party Committee, Standing Committee Jilin Province, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture |
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| 1978—1980 |
Secretary, Kim Il Sung Comprehensive University CPC, Party Branch Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Pyongyang |
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| 1978—1980 |
Student, Kim Il Sung Comprehensive University Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Pyongyang |
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| 1975—1978 |
Deputy Secretary, Yanbian University, Korean Language Department CPC, Party Branch Jilin Province, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture |
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| 1975—1978 |
Member, Yanbian University CPC, Party Committee, Standing Committee Jilin Province, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture |
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| 1975—1978 |
Vice-Chairman, Yanbian University Cultural Revolution, Revolutionary Committee Jilin Province, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture |
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| 1972—1975 |
Student, Yanbian University Jilin Province, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture (Majored in the Korean language.) |
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| 1971 |
Joined, CPC |
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| 1970—1972 |
Secretary, Cultural Revolution, Revolutionary Committee Jilin Province, Wangqing County |
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| 1970—1972 |
Secretary, CYLC, County-Level, Propaganda Department Jilin Province, Wangqing County |
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| 1968—1970 |
Luozigou Commune, Taiping Brigade Cultural Revolution, Sent to the countryside Jilin Province, Wangqing County |
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