Zhang Zulin
Zhang Zulin | |||||||
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张祖林 | |||||||
| Vice Governor of Yunnan | |||||||
| In office August 2014 – January 2018 | |||||||
| Governor | Li Jiheng Chen Hao Ruan Chengfa | ||||||
| Communist Party Secretary of Yuxi | |||||||
| In office December 2012 – September 2014 | |||||||
| Deputy | Gao Jinsong Rao Nanhu | ||||||
| Preceded by | Kong Xianggeng | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Luo Yingguang | ||||||
| Mayor of Kunming | |||||||
| In office May 2007 – December 2012 | |||||||
| Party Secretary | Qiu He Zhang Tianxin | ||||||
| Preceded by | Wang Wentao | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Li Wenrong | ||||||
| Mayor of Lijiang | |||||||
| In office June 2005 – May 2007 | |||||||
| Party Secretary | He Zixing | ||||||
| Preceded by | He Zixing | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Wang Junzheng | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | June 1959 (age 65) Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1985–2024; expelled) | ||||||
| Alma mater | Yunnan University Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Tongji University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张祖林 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張祖林 | ||||||
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Zhang Zulin (Chinese: 张祖林; born June 1959) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in southwest China's Yunnan province. As of March 2023 he was under investigation by China's top graft busters.[1] Previously he served as vice governor of Yunnan.[1]
He was a delegate to the 11th National People's Congress.
Early life and education
Zhang was born in June 1959 in Zhaotong, Yunnan.[2] After the Cultural Revolution, he was a sent-down youth for a short time from September 1977 to February 1978.[2] After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1978, he enrolled at the Department of Physics, Yunnan University, where he majored in radio.[2]
Career
After graduating in January 1982, he was assigned to Zhaotong TV Station for a year.[2] In March 1983, he became a reporter from Yunnan Television Station, a position he held until October 1990, when he was promoted to deputy director of the Editorial Office.[2]
Zhang joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 1985, and got involved in politics in August 1991.[2] In 1991, he became deputy magistrate of Yongren County, rising to magistrate in 1993.[2] He was vice governor of Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture in February 1995, and held that office until June 2000.[2] He served as deputy director of Yunnan Provincial Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau in June 2000, and two years later promoted to the director position.[2] In June 2005, he was named acting mayor of Lijiang, confirmed in May 2007.[2] He was appointed mayor of Kunming in November 2007, concurrently serving as deputy party secretary.[2] In December 2012, he was promoted to party secretary of Yuxi.[2] It would be his first job as "first-in-charge" of a prefecture-level city.[2] He was chosen as vice governor of Yunnan in August 2014, a post he kept until January 2018.[3]
Downfall
On 1 March 2024, he has come under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[4] Qiu He and Zhang Tianxin, both were his superiors in Kunming, were sacked for graft.[5] On September 12, he was expelled from the CCP.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Former vice governor of Yunnan under investigation". xinhuanet.com. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Yin Yanhong (尹彦宏) (17 December 2012). 张祖林接替孔祥庚任玉溪市委书记(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Jiang Ziwen (蒋子文) (1 March 2024). 今年第九虎：卸任6年的云南省原副省长张祖林通报被查. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Chen, Si (1 March 2024). "Former Yunnan vice-governor investigated". Chinadaily.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Chen Jianrui (陈建瑞) (1 March 2024). 深夜“打虎”！卸任副省长6年后，张祖林被拿下，曾与仇和搭档. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Former vice-governor of Yunnan expelled from CPC". Chinadaily. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.