Zhang Yuzhuo

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Zhang Yuzhuo
张玉卓
Zhang in 2024
Chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission
Assumed office
3 February 2023
PremierLi Qiang
Preceded byHao Peng
Party Branch Secretary of the China Association for Science and Technology
In office
August 2021 – January 2023
Preceded byHuai Jinpeng
Succeeded byHe Junke
Chairman of China Petrochemical Corporation
In office
January 2020 – July 2021
Preceded byDai Houliang
Succeeded byMa Yongsheng [zh]
Communist Party Secretary of Binhai New Area
In office
March 2017 – January 2020
Preceded byZong Guoying
Succeeded byLian Maojun
Chairman of Shenhua Group
In office
May 2014 – March 2017
Preceded byZhang Xiwu
Succeeded byPosition revoked
Personal details
Born (1962-01-05) 5 January 1962 (age 62)
Shouguang County, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materShandong University of Science and Technology
General Academy of Coal Sciences
University of Science and Technology Beijing
University of Southampton
Tsinghua University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese张玉卓
Traditional Chinese張玉卓

Zhang Yuzhuo (Chinese: 张玉卓; born 5 January 1962) is a Chinese business executive and politician currently serving as the chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. He previously served as party branch secretary of the China Association for Science and Technology from 2021 to 2023. He was an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and is a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography[edit]

Zhang was born in Shouguang County, Shandong, on 5 January 1962. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1978, he was admitted to Shandong University of Science and Technology, where he majored in coal mine survey. After completing his master's degree at General Academy of Coal Sciences, he attended the University of Science and Technology Beijing where he obtained his doctor's degree in 1989. He carried out postdoctoral research at the University of Southampton in September 1992. He was a visiting research fellow at Southern Illinois University in October 1993.

Zhang began his career as an assistant engineer at the Beijing Mining Research Institute, General Academy of Coal Sciences in July 1985, becoming deputy director in 1994, vice president in 1997 and president in 1999. In January 2002, he became deputy general manager of China's largest coal miner Shenhua Group, and was appointed general manager in December 2008. After this office was terminated in May 2011, he rose to become its chairman, serving until March 2017.[1]

He entered politics in March 2017, when he was transferred to Tianjin, where he was a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party's Tianjin Municipal Committee and party chief of Binhai New Area.[2][3]

On 17 January 2020, he was appointed chairman of China Petrochemical Corporation,[4][5] but having held the position for only one and a half years. In August 2021, he was appointed party branch secretary of the China Association for Science and Technology.[6]

On 27 December 2022, he was appointed party secretary of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), succeeding Hao Peng.[7] On 3 February 2023, he was appointed as the chairman of SASAC.[8]

Honours and awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chang, Lyu (23 March 2015). "Coal to remain at head of energy table". China Daily. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  2. ^ 张玉卓、盛茂林、程丽华、赵飞任天津市委常委. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  3. ^ 天津市委决定：张玉卓任滨海新区区委书记，宗国英去职. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 29 March 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ^ "China names chairmen for CNPC, Sinopec Group". reuters.com. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. ^ Han Jiapeng (韩佳鹏) (17 January 2020). 两桶油换帅：中石化董事长戴厚良调任中石油董事长. 163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (2 August 2021). 中石化董事长、党组书记张玉卓任中国科协党组书记. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. ^ Feng Hu (冯虎) (27 December 2022). 张玉卓任国务院国资委党委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  8. ^ "China's State Council appoints, removes officials". Xinhua News Agency. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
Government offices
Preceded by Chairman of Shenhua Group
2014–2017 		Succeeded by
Position revoked
Preceded by Chairman of China Petrochemical Corporation
2020–2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council
2022–present 		Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Binhai New Area
2017–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Party Branch Secretary of the China Association for Science and Technology
2021–present 		Incumbent
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