Zhang Gaoli

Zhang Gaoli
张高丽
Zhang in 2014
10th First Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
In office
15 March 2013 – 19 March 2018
PremierLi Keqiang
Preceded byLi Keqiang
Succeeded byHan Zheng
Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin
In office
25 March 2007 – 21 November 2012
DeputyDai Xianglong (Mayor)
Huang Xingguo
Preceded byZhang Lichang
Succeeded bySun Chunlan
Communist Party Secretary of Shandong
In office
23 November 2002 – 26 March 2007
DeputyHan Yuqun (Governor)
Preceded byWu Guanzheng
Succeeded byLi Jianguo
Governor of Shandong
In office
6 December 2001 – 13 January 2003
Party SecretaryWu Guanzheng
Preceded byLi Chunting
Succeeded byHan Yuqun
Personal details
BornNovember 1946 (age 77)
Chinchiang County, Fukien, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseKang Jie
Children1 son
Zhang Xiaoyan (adopted daughter)
Alma materXiamen University
Central institution membership
  • 2002–2017: 16th, 17th, 18th Central Committee
  • 2007–2017: 17th, 18th Politburo
  • 2012–2017: 18th Politburo Standing Committee

Zhang Gaoli
Simplified Chinese张高丽
Traditional Chinese張高麗

Zhang Gaoli (Chinese: 张高丽; /ɑːŋ ɡˈl/;[1] born November 1946) is a Chinese retired politician. He served as the senior Vice Premier of the State Council between 2013 and 2018 and as a member of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee, China's highest ruling council, between 2012 and 2017. Prior to his ascension, Zhang served as the Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin between 2007 and 2012, and the Party Secretary in the economic powerhouse of Shandong province between 2002 and 2007.

As Premier Li Keqiang's principal lieutenant, Zhang's portfolio spanned the fields of finance, economic development, natural resources, the environment, and housing. He chaired the ad-hoc steering committees overseeing the Three Gorges Dam, the South–North Water Transfer Project, One Belt One Road, and the Commission on Food Safety of the State Council.

On 2 November 2021, Chinese women's tennis player Peng Shuai accused Zhang of sexually assaulting her, and also referred to an extramarital affair between the two from which he had recently walked away. Her subsequent disappearance, censorship, and reappearance sparked concerns about her safety and well-being.

  1. ^ "How to Say: Chinese leaders' names". Magazine Monitor. BBC. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

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