Zhang Xinsheng (), is a Chinese politician. He is the former vice minister of the

Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China is a cabinet-level department under the State Council responsible for basic education, vocational education, higher education, and other educational affairs across the country. The Min ...

, the vice president of the Chinese Olympic Committee and the president and former president of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Biography

Zhang was born in Shuyang County,

Suqian Suqian (, IPA: ) is a prefecture-level city in northern Jiangsu Province, China. It borders Xuzhou to the northwest, Lianyungang to the northeast, Huai'an to the south, and the province of Anhui to the west. History Suqian was said to be the si ...

, Jiangsu Province in November, 1948. 1974–1977, Zhang studied English and literature at the Department of Foreign Languages of

Hangzhou University Hangzhou University (), colloquially called Hangda () and formerly romanised as Hangchow University, was a public university in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China. The university was founded as Zhejiang Teachers College () in 1952 by merging the department ...

(previous and current Zhejiang University). 1977–1979, he served as an official and translator (English-Chinese) in the Foreign Affairs Office of the Jiangsu Provincial Government. 1980–1982, Zhang studied at the University of Colorado in the United States as a graduate student. 1982–1985, he was the Deputy Director of the Tourism Bureau of the Jiangsu Provincial Government. 1986–1989, he was the Deputy Director of the

National Tourism Administration The China National Tourism Administration (CNTA; ) was a Chinese government authority responsible for the development of tourism in the country. The CNTA was subordinate to the State Council. Its headquarters are in Beijing, with regional branche ...

, PRC. 1989–1997, he served as the Mayor of Suzhou City. 1998–2000, he was a graduate student at the Harvard University USA, and received a master's degree (major in city planning). 2001–present, he is the Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Education, PRC. 2004–present, he is the Vice-President of the Chinese Olympic Committee, Beijing. On 24 Oct 2005, Zhang became the

Chairman The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...

of UNESCO’s Executive Board. In 2007, Zhang was re-elected as the Vice-president of FISU (International University Sports Federation). In 2012, he was elected President of

IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...

, the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

References

External links

ChinaVitae - Zhang Xinsheng

(including his brief biography) 1948 births Living people People from Shuyang County Zhejiang University alumni Hangzhou University alumni Harvard Graduate School of Design alumni Presidents of the International Union for Conservation of Nature University of Colorado Boulder alumni Mayors of Suzhou People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu Politicians from Suqian {{China-politician-stub