Sun Shaocheng
Sun Shaocheng | |
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孙绍骋 | |
1st Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
Assumed office 19 March 2018 | |
Premier | Li Keqiang |
Preceded by | New position |
Vice-Minister of Ministry of Land and Resources | |
In office June 2017 – March 2018 | |
Vice-Minister of Ministry of Civil Affairs | |
In office February 2017 – June 2017 | |
Vice-Governor of Shanxi | |
In office November 2016 – February 2017 | |
Vice-Governor of Shandong | |
In office August 2012 – September 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | July 1960 (age 64) Haiyang, Shandong, China |
Political party | Communist Party of China |
Residence(s) | Beijing, China |
Alma mater | Shandong University Peking University Central Party School of the Communist Party of China |
Occupation | Politician |
Sun Shaocheng (simplified Chinese: 孙绍骋; traditional Chinese: 孫紹騁; pinyin: Sūn Shàochéng; born July 1960) is a Chinese politician currently serving as the Minister of Veterans Affairs. Previously, he served as vice-minister of Ministry of Land and Resources, vice-minister of Ministry of Civil Affairs, vice-governor of Shanxi, and vice-governor of Shandong. He served two separate terms as vice-minister of Ministry of Civil Affairs, from April 2009 to August 2012 and from February 2017 to June 2017. He is a member of the 19th CPC Central Committee.[1] He is a member of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.[2]
Education
Sun was born in Haiyang, Shandong in July 1960. He entered Shandong University in August 1980, majoring in Chinese language and literature at the Department of Chinese language, where he graduated in July 1984. After graduation, he entered the workforce, and joined the Communist Party of China in May 1986. He earned his doctor's degree in the science of law from Peking University in 2002. He was also studied at the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China as a part-time student.[3]
Career
In July 1984, he was appointed as an official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and over a period of 25 years worked his way up to the position of Vice-Minister.
In August 2012 he became the vice-governor of Shandong, a position he held until September 2014. Then he was transferred to Shanxi, a province rich in coal resources, he was a Standing Committee of the CPC Shanxi Provincial Committee and director of its United Front Work Department.[4] He was promoted to vice-governor of Shanxi in November 2016, but having held the position for only three months, he was transferred back to Beijing and appointed the vice-minister of Ministry of Civil Affairs again, but soon he was transferred to another post as vice-minister of Ministry of Land and Resources. On March 19, 2018, he was confirmed as the inaugural Minister of Veterans Affairs at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress.[5]
References
- ^ 十九大受权发布:中国共产党第十九届中央委员会委员名单. xinhuanews (in Chinese). 2017-10-24.
- ^ 中央国家机关选举产生186名出席党的十九大代表. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2017-07-10.
- ^ Biography Sun Shaocheng
- ^ 孙绍骋不再担任山东副省长 已任山西省委常委、统战部长. 7 IVce.cn (in Chinese). 2014-11-28.
- ^ "China's new cabinet members endorsed". China Daily. 2018-03-19.
- 1960 births
- Politicians from Yantai
- Living people
- Shandong University alumni
- Peking University alumni
- Central Party School of the Communist Party of China alumni
- PLA National Defence University alumni
- People's Republic of China politicians from Shandong
- Communist Party of China politicians from Shandong
- Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
- People from Haiyang