Zhang Xiaolan (; born November 1965) is a Chinese politician, and the Vice-Chair of the All-China Women's Federation. She has background in the

Communist Youth League The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC), also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League (CYL), is a youth movement of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, run by the ...

, and served between 2012 and 2017 as the discipline chief of Gansu province.

Biography

Zhang was born in

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Co ...

. After graduating from high school, Zhang Xiaolan was admitted to the physics department at

Sichuan University Sichuan University (SCU) is a national key public research university in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The university is wholly funded by the Ministry of Education. SCU is one of the top universities of China, and a Class A Double First Class Univer ...

at age 17. While attending university, she joined the

Communist Party of China The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Ci ...

. In 1986 after graduation, she pursued graduate studies specializing in lasers. In 1989, she earned a master's degree. In July 1989 she was selected to work at the Chongqing Light Mechanics Institute as an engineer. Several months later, she was selected to work for the political department of the Science Commission of

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/ref> Beginning in 1990, Zhang worked in the science and technology development zone of Chongqing. Chongqing was made a

direct-controlled municipality A direct-controlled municipality is the highest level classification for cities used by unitary states, with status equal to that of the provinces in the respective countries. A direct-controlled municipality is similar to, but not the same as, ...

in 1998, and Zhang became head of the investment bureau, then deputy chief administrator of the zone. In December 2001, she was named chief executive of the Chongqing Gaoke (Group) Company Ltd. In July 2003, Zhang was sent to work for the Central Committee of the

Communist Youth League of China The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC), also known as the Young Communist League of China or simply the Communist Youth League (CYL), is a youth movement of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, run by the ...

in Beijing, where she served as a Secretary of its Central Secretariat. She was not re-elected in 2008, signalling that she would be put on regional assignment. In July 2008 Zhang was named vice governor of Gansu, and Deputy Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Gansu. In September 2011, Zhang was named party chief of

Qingyang Qingyang () is a prefecture-level city in eastern Gansu province, China. Geography and climate Qingyang is the easternmost prefecture-level division of Gansu and is thus sometimes referred to as "Longdong" (). It forms an administrative penin ...

. In April 2012, Zhang was named Secretary of Discipline Inspection of Gansu province.张晓兰接任甘肃省纪委书记
/ref> She was a member of the

18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection The 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) was elected at the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party on 14 November 2012. Its 1st Plenary Session elected the Secretary, deputy secretaries and the 18th Standing C ...

References

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