Zhang Quanjing (; December 1931 – 8 November 2022) was a Chinese politician who served as head of the

Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party The Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party () is a human resource management department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party that controls staffing positions within the CCP. The Orga ...

from 1994 to 1999. Zhang was a member of the Standing Committee of the 8th and 9th

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. He was a representative of the

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, and

15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (Simplified Chinese: 中国共产党第十五次全国代表大会) was held in Beijing between September 12 and 18, 1997. It was preceded by the 14th National Congress of the Chinese Commu ...

Early life and education

Zhang was born in Pingyuan County,

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 December 1931.

Political career

Zhang joined the revolution in February 1946 and joined the

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(CCP) in September 1949. Zhang taught at schools before getting involved in politics. He was head of the Organization Department of the CCP Shandong Provincial Committee in June 1985 and subsequently secretary of the Shandong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection in December 1988. In December 1991, Zhang became deputy head of the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party, rising to head in October 1994. On 8 November 2022, Zhang died in

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, at the age of 90.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Quanjing 1931 births 2022 deaths People from Pingyuan County, Shandong People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong Chinese Communist Party politicians from Shandong Members of the Standing Committee of the 8th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Members of the Standing Committee of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference