Lin Zuoming (; born May 1957) is a Chinese business chief executive and politician who served as chairman of the Board of the

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from 2012 to 2018. He previously served as general manager of the corporation and chairman of the Board of the AVIC I Commercial Aircraft and vice chairman of the Board of the

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and before that, general manager and chairman of the Board of

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. He is the current chairman of the . He was a delegate to the

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. He a representative of the

17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held in Beijing, China, at the Great Hall of the People from 15 to 21 October 2007. Congress marked a significant shift in the political direction of the country as CCP General Secretar ...

. He was an alternate member of the

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and

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and a member of the

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Biography

Lin was born in

Zhao'an County Zhao'an () is a county in the municipal region of Zhangzhou, southernmost Fujian province, People's Republic of China. History Qing dynasty to the Republic of China In May 1907, county officials arrested, on suspicion of piracy, the local lead ...

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its cap ...

, in May 1957. He secondary studied at Zhangzhou No. 1 High School. After the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goa ...

in June 1976, he became a

sent-down youth The sent-down, rusticated, or "educated" youth (), also known as the ''zhiqing'', were the young people who—beginning in the 1950s until the end of the Cultural Revolution, willingly or under coercion—left the urban districts of the ...

in Longhai County (now Longhai District of

Zhangzhou Zhangzhou (), alternately romanized as Changchow, is a prefecture-level city in Fujian Province, China. The prefecture around the city proper comprises the southeast corner of the province, facing the Taiwan Strait and surrounding the prefect ...

). After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1978, he entered Nanjing Aeronautical Institute (now Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics), where he majored in aero-engine design. He joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...

(CCP) in June 1981. After graduation in 1982, he was assigned to and assumed various posts in the 420th Factory of the Ministry of Aviation Industry (later renamed Chengdu Engine Company, now Chengdu Engine Group Co., Ltd.). In October 1992, he was named deputy general manager of Chengdu Engine Company, rising to general manager in March 1995. He also served as interim chairman of the company between December 1997 and October 1998. He was made general manager of Shenyang Liming Aero-Engine Co., Ltd. in October 1998, concurrently serving as deputy party secretary since June 1999. He served as deputy general manager of

in July 2001, and five years later promoted to the general manager position. He concurrently served as chairman and party branch secretary from May 2006 to June 2008. He was appointed vice chairman of the Board of the

in June 2008, concurrently serving as general manager and party branch secretary of the Board of the

and chairman of the Board of the AVIC I Commercial Aircraft. In April 2012, he rose to chairman of the Board of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, and served until May 2018.

Awards

* 2010 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Special Award)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Zuoming 1957 births Living people People from Zhangzhou Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics alumni Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business alumni Beihang University alumni 21st-century Chinese businesspeople Businesspeople from Fujian Chinese chief executives People's Republic of China politicians from Fujian Chinese Communist Party politicians from Fujian Delegates to the 9th National People's Congress Alternate members of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Alternate members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party