Zhang Hongsen (; born August 1964) is a Chinese writer and politician, currently serving as party branch secretary and vice president of

China Writers Association China Writers Association or Chinese Writers Association (CWA, ) is a subordinate people's organization of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC). Founded in July 1949, the organization was initially named the China National Liter ...

. He was a representative of the

19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (commonly referred to as ''Shíjiǔ Dà''; ) was held at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, between 18 and 24 October 2017. 2,280 delegates represented the party's estimated 89 mill ...

. He is a representative of the

20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), commonly referred to as ''Èrshí Dà'' (), opened in Beijing on 16 October 2022 and closed on 22 October 2022. The CCP Congress endorsed the membership list of the Central Commissi ...

and a member of the

20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was elected by the 20th National Congress in October 2022, and will sit until the next National Congress is convened in 2027. It formally succeeded the 19th Central Committee. The ...

Early life and education

Zhang was born in Zibo County (now Zibo),

Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...

, in August 1964, and graduated from Zibo Normal School (now Shandong University of Technology).

Political career

Zhang was a writer and editor in Shandong Zibo Federation of Literary and Art Circles in 1983, and was promoted to vice president in 1994. Zhang joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1988. In 1997, he became director of Film and Television Department of Shandong Film and Television Production Center, and rose to become deputy director of the center next year. In 2003, Zhang became deputy director of the Film Administration Bureau of the

State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television The National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) is a ministry-level executive agency controlled by the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its main task is the administration and supervision of state-owned enterp ...

(now National Radio and Television Administration), rising to director in 2013. In 2013, the General Administration of Press and Publication and State Administration of Radio, Film and Television merged to form the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (now National Radio and Television Administration), where he was elevated to its deputy director in 2017. Zhang was appointed head of the Publicity Department of the CCP Hunan Provincial Committee in 2019 and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Hunan Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. In 2021, Zhang was chosen as party branch secretary and vice president of

Publications

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References

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