Zhang Chunxian

Zhang Chunxian
张春贤

Communist Party Secretary of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
In office April 2010 – August 2016
Deputy	Nur Bekri (2010–14) Shohrat Zakir (2014–16)
Preceded by	Wang Lequan
Succeeded by	Chen Quanguo
Personal details
Born	May 1953 (age 63) Yuzhou, Henan, China
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China

Zhang Chunxian

Simplified Chinese

张春贤

Traditional Chinese

張春賢

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhāng Chūnxián

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Chunxian (born May 1953) is a Chinese politician and a current member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China. Between 2010 and 2016, he served as the Communist Party Secretary for the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. From 2005 to 2010 he was the Party Secretary of Hunan Province.

Life and career

Originally from Yuzhou, Henan province, Zhang joined the military at the age of 17. After four years in the army, he went back to his hometown to work on a farm. He then went to school at the Northeastern Heavy Machinery Institute (now Yanshan University). After graduating, he obtained a state-assigned job at the No. 3 Machinery Ministry, working as an aerospace engineering technician. At a research institute under the ministry, Zhang quickly made a name for himself and rose through the ranks, eventually becoming leader of the institute. In 1991, he was identified as a young talent by the party organization. He was transferred to Beijing to work for the Ministry of Supervision, then was transferred to the China National Food and Packaging Machinery Corporation to serve as chief executive.

In August 1995, Zhang was sent to Yunnan province to become assistant to the governor, then vice-governor, overseeing science and technology. Two years later, Zhang headed back to Beijing to serve as deputy minister, and later minister, of transport from 1998 to 2005.

In 2005, Zhang became the Communist Party secretary of Hunan province. In 2006, Zhang simultaneously took on the role of chairman of the Hunan Provincial People's Congress. Zhang replaced Wang Lequan as secretary of the Communist Party of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in April 2010^[1] and was replaced by Zhou Qiang in his role as secretary of the Communist Party and chairman of the provincial People's Congress.^[2] Zhang was credited with bringing bus rapid transit (BRT) to Urumqi's major thoroughfares, the construction of the Xinjiang International Convention Centre, and the resumption of internet connections in the region following a one-year long ban in the aftermath of the July 2009 Urumqi riots.^[3]

He has been a member of the 16th, 17th and 18th Central Committees. He was elected to the 18th Politburo of the Communist Party of China in 2012.

Zhang is known for his use of a popular microblog service supported by Tencent, which spiked in usage during the 2011 National People's Congress. He was the highest-ranking Chinese official of his generation to maintain a microblog.^[4]

After Xinjiang

After Zhang departed Xinjiang, he was named the deputy leader of the Leading Group for Party Building, a group headed by Liu Yunshan. Political analysts noted that his involvement in party cohesion and organization was a promotion, possibly even an indication that he would be groomed to take on a more substantial party affairs role following the 19th Party Congress. His first public appearance as part of the Party Building group was a visit to the Communist revolutionary heartland of Yan'an. However, other observers have interpreted the move more pessimistically, noting that it in fact mirrors Wang Lequan's own departure from Xinjiang six years earlier when he was given a seemingly token role as a deputy to then security-tsar Zhou Yongkang.^[5] Zhang is a potential candidate for ascension to the Politburo Standing Committee at the Congress in 2017.^[6]

References

↑ "China changes Xinjiang party boss". BBC News. 2010-04-24.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2010.
↑ "乌鲁木齐蓝天何来：半年做了15年没完成的事情". Xinhua. June 22, 2015.
↑ "张春贤开微博被称为微博史上最高级别官员". 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2011-03-04.
↑ "Destined for top or on his way out? Opinion split on fate of Chinese government official Zhang Chunxian". South China Morning Post. 17 October 2016.
↑ "十九大常委人事大推测，天王卡位战激烈预热（图）". Sina. July 15, 2013.

External links

(Chinese) Biography of Zhang Chunxian, Xinhuanet
Biopgraphy of Zhang Chunxian, Xinhuanet
Zhang Chunxian's microblog

Government offices
Preceded by Huang Zhendong	Minister of Transport 2002 – 2005	Succeeded by Li Shenglin
Political offices
Preceded by Yang Zhengwu	Secretary of the Hunan CPC Committee 2005 – 2010	Succeeded by Zhou Qiang
Preceded by Yang Zhengwu	Chairman of Hunan People's Congress Standing Committee 2006 – 2010	Succeeded by Zhou Qiang
Preceded by Wang Lequan	Communist Party Secretary of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 2010 – 2016	Succeeded by Chen Quanguo

Political leaders of Hunan since 1949

CPC Committee Secretaries	Huang Kecheng Jin Ming Zhou Xiaozhou Zhou Hui Zhang Pinghua Wang Yanchun Li Yuan Hua Guofeng Mao Zhiyong Xiong Qingquan Wang Maolin Yang Zhengwu Zhang Chunxian Zhou Qiang Xu Shousheng Du Jiahao

People's Congress Chairmen	Wan Da Sun Guozhi Jiao Linyi Liu Fusheng Wang Maolin Yang Zhengwu Zhang Chunxian Zhou Qiang Xu Shousheng

Governors	Chen Mingren Wang Shoudao Cheng Qian Li Yuan Hua Guofeng Mao Zhiyong Sun Guozhi Liu Zheng Xiong Qingquan Chen Bangzhu Yang Zhengwu Chu Bo Zhang Yunchuan Zhou Bohua Zhou Qiang Xu Shousheng Du Jiahao Xu Dazhe

CPPCC Committee Chairmen	Zhou Xiaozhou Zhang Pinghua Mao Zhiyong Zhou Li Cheng Xingling Liu Zheng Liu Fusheng Wang Keying Hu Biao Chen Qiufa Li Weiwei

CPC Committee Secretaries and Chairmen of Xinjiang

CPC Committee Secretaries	Wang Zhen Wang Enmao Long Shujin Saifuddin Azizi Wang Feng Wang Enmao Song Hanliang Wang Lequan Zhang Chunxian Chen Quanguo

Chairmen	Saifuddin Azizi Long Shujin Saifuddin Azizi Wang Feng Ismail Amat Tömür Dawamat Abdul'ahat Abdulrixit Ismail Tiliwaldi Nur Bekri Shohrat Zakir

Xinjiang topics

Ürümqi (capital)

History	Yuezhi Xiongnu Han dynasty Protectorate of the Western Regions Kingdom of Khotan Sixteen Kingdoms Gaochang Turkic Khaganate (Western) Tang dynasty Protectorate General to Pacify the West Four Garrisons of Anxi Tibetan Empire Uyghur Khaganate Kingdom of Qocho Kara-Khanid Khanate Islamicisation and Turkicisation of Xinjiang Qara Khitai Mongol Empire Yuan dynasty Chagatai Khanate Moghulistan Kara Del Yarkent Khanate Dzungar Khanate Dzungar conquest of Altishahr Dzungar–Qing War Dzungar genocide Kumul Khanate Qing dynasty Qing rule General of Ili Reconquest of Xinjiang Republic of China Xinjiang Wars Ili Rebellion People's Republic of China PRC incorporation

Geography	Cities Tian Shan Dzungarian Basin Tarim Basin Gurbantünggüt Desert Kumtag Desert Taklimakan Desert Turpan Depression Karakoram Mountains Altai Mountains Kunlun Shan Pamir Mountains Torugart Pass Irkeshtam Pass Karakoram Pass Lanzhou–Xinjiang Railway

Education	Xinjiang University Xinjiang Agricultural University Xinjiang Medical University

Culture	Doppa Festival Music Meshrep gathering Muqam

Cuisine	Dapanji Sangza Samsa Youtazi Pamirdin Xurpa Tohax Tunurkawab Chinese Islamic cuisine

Visitor attractions	Apak Khoja and Xiang Fei Tomb Flaming Mountains Jiaohe Ruins Gaochang Grand Bazaar, Ürümqi Id Kah Mosque Karakul Lake Kizil Caves Ruins of Niya

Xinjiang conflict	1989 Ürümqi unrest Baren Township riot 1992 Ürümqi bombings Ghulja incident 1992 Ürümqi bombings 1997 Ürümqi bus bombings Xinjiang raid 2008 Uyghur unrest 2008 Kashgar attack Shaoguan incident July 2009 Ürümqi riots September 2009 Xinjiang unrest 2010 Aksu bombing 2011 Hotan attack 2011 Kashgar attacks Pishan hostage crisis 2012 Yecheng attack Tianjin Airlines Flight 7554 April 2013 Bachu unrest June 2013 Shanshan riots 2013 Tiananmen Square attack 2014 Kunming attack 2014 China–Vietnam border shootout April 2014 Ürümqi attack May 2014 Ürümqi attack Assassination of Juma Tayir

People	Amursana Mingrui Jahangir Khoja Yaqub Beg Zuo Zongtang Yang Zengxin Jin Shuren Sheng Shicai Ehmetjan Qasim Wang Zhen Saifuddin Azizi Rebiya Kadeer Nur Bekri Li Zhi Wang Lequan Zhang Chunxian Ilham Tohti

Related	Uyghur people Migration to Xinjiang East Turkestan Independence movement World Uyghur Congress China–Kazakhstan relations China–Kyrgyzstan relations China–Pakistan relations China–Turkey relations

Category Commons

18th Politburo of the Communist Party of China (2012 – 2017)

Xi Jinping Ma Kai Wang Qishan Wang Huning Liu Yunshan Liu Yandong Liu Qibao Xu Qiliang Sun Chunlan Sun Zhengcai Li Keqiang Li Jianguo Li Yuanchao Wang Yang Zhang Chunxian Zhang Gaoli Zhang Dejiang Fan Changlong Meng Jianzhu Zhao Leji Hu Chunhua Yu Zhengsheng Li Zhanshu Guo Jinlong Han Zheng

Sequenced in surname stroke order

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