Zhang Lichang (16 July 1939 – 10 January 2008) was a

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politician. He was a member of the

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, and the Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin. Zhang was born in July 1939, in

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. He joined the

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in April 1955, and began working in May 1958. He rose through a number of positions in

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city government, before becoming mayor and Vice-Party Chief in June 1993. He was elevated to the position of Tianjin Communist Party Secretary in August 1997, and to the

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in November 2002. He died following an illness on 10 January 2008.

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1939 births 2008 deaths Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hebei Politicians from Cangzhou People's Republic of China politicians from Hebei Mayors of Tianjin Members of the 16th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party {{China-politician-stub