New Party secretaries announced

The Communist Party of China Central Committee announced a decision to appoint new Party secretaries for Hunan, Anhui and Hainan provinces on Tuesday.

Zhang Qingwei will no longer concurrently serve as secretary, standing committee member and member of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee.

Shen Xiaoming has been appointed member, standing committee member and secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, and will no longer serve as secretary, standing committee member and member of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee, according to the decision.

Zhang, born in November 1961 and from Laoting, Hebei province, was previously elected vice-chairman of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee during this year's two sessions.

He began his career in August 1982 and joined the CPC in December 1992. He graduated from Northwestern Polytechnical University where he completed a graduate program in aircraft design.

Shen, born in May 1963, is from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province. He joined the CPC in August 1984 and began his career in July 1987.He has bachelor's and master's degrees in pediatrics from Wenzhou Medical College and a PhD degree from the then Shanghai No 2 Medical University.

Han Jun has been appointed member, standing committee member and secretary of the CPC Anhui Provincial Committee, and Zheng Shanjie will no longer hold these posts, the decision said.

His predecessor Zheng was appointed head of the National Development and Reform Commission at the two sessions.

Han, born in December 1963, is from Gaoqing, Shandong province. He graduated from the then Northwest Agricultural University, which is now Northwest A&F University, and has worked with the central agricultural authorities for decades.

Before he started working in Jilin province in 2020, he was vice-minister of agriculture and rural affairs and had participated in Sino-US economic and trade consultations.

Feng Fei, former governor of the Hainan provincial government, will remain in the province as Party secretary.

He was born in December 1962 and is from Duchang, Jiangxi province. He joined the CPC in July 1985 and started his career in November 1991.