Zhang Yupu (; born August 1962) is a Chinese politician who is the current chairman (governor) of

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Ningxia (,; , ; alternately romanized as Ninghsia), officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR), is an autonomous region in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. Formerly a province, Ningxia was incorporated into Gansu in 1 ...

, in office since May 2022. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress and is a delegate to the

13th National People's Congress The 13th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China was elected from October 2017 to February 2018 and will be in session in the five-year period from 2018 to 2023. It is scheduled to hold five sessions in this period, occurri ...

Early life and education

Zhang was born in

Jinan Jinan (), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanization of Chinese, romanized as Tsinan, is the Capital (political), capital of Shandong province in East China, Eastern China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is the second-largest city i ...

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 1962. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1980, he entered Northeast Agricultural College (now

Northeast Agricultural University Northeast Agricultural University (NEAU; ) was established in 1948 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan university, identified by the Ministry of Education. NEAU i ...

), where he majored in agricultural mechanization.

Career in Heilongjiang

Zhang joined the

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(CCP) in July 1984. After graduation in 1984, he was assigned to the

Lanxi County Lanxi County () is a county of western Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Suihua. Administrative divisions Huma County is divided into 4 subdistricts, 8 towns and 7 t ...

Agricultural Machinery Repair and Manufacturing Factory in

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang () formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is the northernmost and easternmost province ...

, he served in several posts in the factory, including technician, deputy director of the office, and deputy factory director. He was an engineer and director of the office of

Hulan County Hulan District () is one of nine districts of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China. It covers part of the northeastern suburbs. The district was approved to establish from the former ''Hulan C ...

Automobile Repair Factory between August 1985 and March 1986. Zhang got involved in politics in March 1986, when he was appointed head of the Office of the

United Front Work Department The United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (UFWD; ) is a department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) which is officially tasked with "united front work". For this endeavo ...

of the CCP Hulan County Committee and deputy director of the Taiwan Work Office. In May 1990, he was transferred to the United Front Work Department of CCP Heilongjiang Provincial Committee and rose to become deputy head in October 2000. Zhang was made head of the Organization Department of CCP

Hegang Hegang (, also known as Heli and Xingshan), is a prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China, situated in the southeastern section of the Lesser Khingan Range, facing Jiamusi across the Songhua River to the s ...

Committee and secretary of the Enterprise Working Committee in April 2004 and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Hegang Municipal Committee, the city's top authority. Five months later, he was elevated to deputy party secretary of the city, concurrently holding the mayor position since March 2008. In February 2013, he was promoted to party secretary. It would be his first job as "first-in-charge" of a city. He also served as chairman of its People's Congress from June 2013 to March 2015. He was appointed party secretary of

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in March 2015, concurrently serving as chairman of its People's Congress. He was appointed secretary-general of CCP Heilongjiang Provincial Committee, director of the General Office, secretary of the Working Committee of Organs Directly under the Provincial Government in September 2016 and three months later was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Heilongjiang Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.

Career in Ningxia

In August 2021, he was promoted to party secretary of

Yinchuan Yinchuan (, ; ) is the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, and was the capital of the Tangut-led Western Xia dynasty. It has an area of and a total population of 2,859,074 according to the 2020 Chinese census, and its built- ...

was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP

Ningxia Ningxia (,; , ; alternately romanized as Ninghsia), officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR), is an autonomous region in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. Formerly a province, Ningxia was incorporated into Gansu in ...

Regional Committee, the region's top authority. In May 2022, he was named acting chairman and later chairman of

, succeeding

Xian Hui Xian Hui (; Xiao'erjing: ; born March 1958) is a Chinese politician of Hui people, Hui ethnic heritage. She is serving as Politics of Ningxia, Chairwoman (Governor) of Ningxia, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region from July 2016. Along with Bu Xiaolin ...

References

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