Zhang Guohua (politician, born 1964)

Zhang Guohua
Zhang Guohua
张国华
Chairman of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 23 January 2024
Preceded by	Lian Yimin
Personal details
Born	November 1964 (age 60); Wujiang County, Jiangsu, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Changshu Institute of Technology; Nanjing Normal University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	张国华
Traditional Chinese	張國華
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhāng Guóhuá

Zhang Guohua (Chinese: 张国华; born November 1964) is a Chinese politician, serving as chairman of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since January 2024.

He was a representative of the 19th and is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1] He is an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[2] He was a delegate to the 12th and is a delegate to the 14th National People's Congress.^[3]

Early life and education

Zhang was born in Wujiang County (now Wujiang District of Suzhou), Jiangsu, in November 1964.^[4] In 1983, he entered Suzhou Normal School (now Changshu Institute of Technology), where he majored in biology.^[4] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1985 upon graduation.^[4] After graduating in 1985, he pursued advanced studies at Nanjing Normal University.^[4]

Career

Jiangsu

After university in 1987, Zhang taught at his alma mater Suzhou Normal School.^[4]

Zhang got involved in politics in September 1989, when he was assigned to the Youth Work Department of Suzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, where he finally was elevated to the director in December 1993.^[4] In April 1996, he became deputy general manager of Suzhou Material Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd., but having held the position for only two years.^[4] He was chosen as deputy secretary-general of Suzhou Municipal People's Government in 1998, a position he held until 2020.^[4] He served as mayor of Kunshan from December 2002 to June 2006, and party secretary, the top political position in the city, from June 2006 to April 2011.^[5] He became mayor of Nantong, in April 2011, and then party secretary of Xuzhou, beginning in January 2016.^[5] He also served as chairman of Xuzhou Municipal People's Congress between February 2017 and January 2018.^[5]

Yunnan

Zhang was appointed vice governor of Yunnan in January 2018 and over a year later was admitted to standing committee member of the CCP Yunnan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.^[6] He concurrently served as head of the United Front Work Department of the CCP Yunnan Provincial Committee and party branch secretary of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.^[7]

Hebei

In December 2020, Zhang was transferred to north China's Hebei province and was admitted to standing committee member of the CCP Hebei Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.^[8] He was vice governor in February 2021, in addition to serving as director and party secretary of the Management Committee of Xiong'an New Area.^[9]^[10] In January 2024, he assumed the position of chairman of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the provincial advisory body.^[11]

References

^ Zhan Jing (詹婧) (2022-09-25). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-01-15.
^ Xue Tao (薛涛) (2022-10-22). （二十大受权发布）中国共产党第二十届中央委员会候补委员名单. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-01-15.
^ 倪岳峰当选河北省人大常委会主任王正谱当选河北省省长. hebnews.cn (in Chinese). 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 南通新一届市长、副市长简历(市长张国华). ce.cn (in Chinese). 2012-07-02. Archived from the original on 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
^ ^a ^b ^c 张国华拟任徐州市委书记现任南通市长. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2016-01-04. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
^ Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪). 云南省副省长张国华跻身省委常委，两年前从江苏跨省调动而来. Thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
^ Miao Chao (缪超) (2020-04-22). 张国华任中共云南省委统战部部长. chinanews.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
^ 云南省委常委、统战部部长张国华调任河北省委常委(简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). 2020-12-28. Archived from the original on 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
^ 最新！张国华当选河北省人民政府副省长. Thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
^ 新任河北省委常委张国华任雄安新区党工委书记、管委会主任. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2020-12-30. Archived from the original on 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
^ 张国华当选河北省政协主席. ce.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

Government offices
Preceded by Zhang Lei [zh]	Mayor of Kunshan 2002–2006	Succeeded by Guan Aiguo
Preceded by Ding Dawei	Mayor of Nantong 2011–2016	Succeeded by Han Liming
Preceded by Chen Gang	Director of the Management Committee of Xiong'an New Area 2020–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Cao Xinping [zh]	Communist Party Secretary of Kunshan 2006–2011	Succeeded by Guan Aiguo
Preceded by Cao Xinping [zh]	Communist Party Secretary of Xuzhou 2016–2018	Succeeded by Zhou Tiegen [zh]
Preceded by Yang Ning [zh]	Head of the United Front Work Department of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 2020	Succeeded by Yang Yalin [zh]
Preceded by Chen Gang	Secretary of the Xiong'an New Area Working Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 2020–present	Incumbent
Assembly seats
Preceded by Cao Xinping [zh]	Chairman of Xuzhou Municipal People's Congress 2017–2018	Succeeded by Zhou Tiegen [zh]
Preceded by Lian Yimin	Chairman of the Hebei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 2024–present	Incumbent

[1] Zhan Jing (詹婧) (2022-09-25). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-01-15.

[2] Xue Tao (薛涛) (2022-10-22). （二十大受权发布）中国共产党第二十届中央委员会候补委员名单. Xinhua News Agency (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-01-15.

[3] 倪岳峰当选河北省人大常委会主任王正谱当选河北省省长. hebnews.cn (in Chinese). 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

[ab-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 南通新一届市长、副市长简历(市长张国华). ce.cn (in Chinese). 2012-07-02. Archived from the original on 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

[bee-5] 张国华拟任徐州市委书记现任南通市长. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2016-01-04. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

[6] Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪). 云南省副省长张国华跻身省委常委，两年前从江苏跨省调动而来. Thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

[7] Miao Chao (缪超) (2020-04-22). 张国华任中共云南省委统战部部长. chinanews.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-04-22.

[8] 云南省委常委、统战部部长张国华调任河北省委常委(简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). 2020-12-28. Archived from the original on 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

[9] 最新！张国华当选河北省人民政府副省长. Thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

[10] 新任河北省委常委张国华任雄安新区党工委书记、管委会主任. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2020-12-30. Archived from the original on 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

[11] 张国华当选河北省政协主席. ce.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

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