Erkinjan Turaxun ( ug, ئەركىنجان تۇراخۇن, Әркинҗан Турахун; ; born June 1964) is a Chinese politician of Uyghur ethnicity, currently serving as chairman of the Hubei Federation of Trade Unions, vice chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and head of United Front Work Department of Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He joined the

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in January 1985, and entered the workforce in July that same year. He was an alternate member of the

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, a representative of the

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, and a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Early life and education

Erkinjan Turaxun was born in

Kashgar Prefecture Kashgar Prefecture, also known as Kashi Prefecture, is located in southwestern Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), ...

Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...

, in June 1964. In 1981, he was admitted to

Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics () is a university in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. Founded in 1950, it is the key institution for the study of economics. There is a total enrollment of more than 20,000 students. There are 1302 staf ...

, majoring in planning statistics. After graduation, he worked at the

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of the university.

Career in Xinjiang

In May 1999, he was promoted to become secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the Communist Youth League of China, a position he held until July 2003, when he was transferred to

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and appointed secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China. In May 2008, he was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee, the region's top authority. One month later, he was made chairman of the Xinjiang Federation of Trade Unions and vice chairman of

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. In January 2015, he was appointed party secretary of

Tacheng Prefecture Tacheng Prefecture is located in Northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of and a population of 935,600 (2017). It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. The prefecture level city of Karamay forms a separate enclav ...

, the top political position in prefecture.

Career in Hubei

In April 2017, Erkinjan Turaxun was transferred to

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province, where he took office as head of United Front Work Department of Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, vice chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and chairman of Hubei Federation of Trade Unions.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Erkinjan, Turaxun 1964 births Living people People from Kashgar Uyghur politicians Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics alumni Xinjiang University alumni Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party alumni Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Xinjiang Chinese Communist Party politicians from Xinjiang Alternate members of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference