Tian Chengping (; born January 1945) is a politician in the

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Biography

Born in Daming County,

Hebei Province Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and 0 ...

, Tian joined the

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(CCP) in April 1964, and started working in February 1968. He served in the Beijing Petrochemical Factory, the Qianjin Chemical Industry Factory affiliated to Beijing Petrochemical Factory, and the Yanshan Petrochemical Corporation. He was appointed the secretary of the CCP committee in the Xicheng District of

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in 1984. In 1988, he was transferred to

Qinghai Province Qinghai (; alternately romanized as Tsinghai, Ch'inghai), also known as Kokonor, is a landlocked province in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It is the fourth largest province of China by area and has the third smallest pop ...

and served as the vice secretary of the CCP Qinghai committee. He became the acting governor of Qinghai in December 1992, and was confirmed as governor in January 1993. In 1997, he was elevated to the position of secretary of the CCP Qinghai committee. In 1998, he was additionally elected as the chairman of the Qinghai provincial People's Congress. He became the Party chief of

Shanxi Province Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level ...

in 1999, and was elected chairman of the Shanxi provincial People's Congress in January 2003. From July 2005 to March 2008, he served as the Minister of Labor and Social Security of China (now the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China, or MOHRSS). He is the son of Tian Ying, a former vice governor of

Hubei Province Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The prov ...

The younger Tian was an alternate member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of the 15th,

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and 17th Central Committees.

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1945 births Living people People's Republic of China politicians from Hebei Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hebei Politicians from Handan Political office-holders in Beijing Political office-holders in Qinghai Political office-holders in Shanxi Alternate members of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party CPPCC Committee Chairmen of Shanxi {{china-politician-stub