Zhang Kejian (; born July 1961) is a Chinese politician and engineer currently serving as the Director of the

China National Space Administration China National Space Administration (CNSA; ) is the government agency of the People's Republic of China that is responsible for civil space administration and international space cooperation, including organizing or leading foreign exchanges ...

. Zhang was born in Kunshan, Jiangsu province. He joined the Communist Party in June 1992, ten years after starting work. He graduated from the PLA Academy of Science and Technology with a degree in physics. He worked for most of his career at the

Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics China Academy of Engineering Physics (CAEP) (Chinese character, Chinese: 中国工程物理研究院, nicknamed 九院) was founded in October 1958. The CAEP is China's organization conducting the research, development, and testing of nuclear we ...

. He was made party chief of the organization in December 2007. in September 2015, he was transferred to work at the

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as deputy chief. In May 2018, he became head of the China National Space Administration. Zhang was named one of

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magazine's ''100 Most Influential People of 2019''.

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