Zhao Zhengyong

Zhao Zhengyong
赵正永
Communist Party Chief of Shaanxi Province
In office
December 2012  March 2016
Preceded by Zhao Leji
Succeeded by Lou Qinjian
Governor of Shaanxi Province
In office
June 2010 – December 2012
Preceded by Yuan Chunqing
Succeeded by Lou Qinjian
Personal details
Born March 1951 (age 65)
Ma'anshan, Anhui, China
Political party Communist Party of China
Alma mater Central South University
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhao.

Zhao Zhengyong (Chinese: ; born March 1951) is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as the Communist Party Chief, Governor, and Congress Chairman of Shaanxi Province. He is a graduate of Central South Mining and Metallurgy Institute (now part of Central South University).[1][2]

Career

Zhao Zhengyong was born in Ma'anshan, Anhui Province in March 1951. joined the Communist Party of China in November 1973. He worked at the Maanshan Iron and Steel Company before becoming chief of the Communist Youth League and then deputy Communist Party Chief of his native Ma'anshan in Anhui province. He then became the party chief of Huangshan City and later the public security chief of Anhui.[1][2]

In June 2001 Zhao Zhengyong was transferred to the provincial government of Shaanxi, becoming a vice governor in January 2005. In June 2010 he was appointed the acting governor of Shaanxi, and confirmed as Governor by the Shaanxi Provincial Congress in January 2011. In December 2012 he was promoted to Communist Party Chief of Shaanxi province, replacing Zhao Leji, and Lou Qinjian was appointed Governor in his place.[1][2] On 27 March 2016, Zhao stepped down from as Party Chief and was again succeeded by Lou Qinjian. Zhao was named a deputy chair of the National People's Congress Internal and Judicial Affairs Committee.[3]

Zhao is a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.[1][2]

References

Party political offices
Preceded by
Zhao Leji
Communist Party Chief of Shaanxi
2012–2016
Succeeded by
Lou Qinjian
Political offices
Preceded by
Yuan Chunqing
Governor of Shaanxi
2010–2012
Succeeded by
Lou Qinjian
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