Zhang Yuzhuo

Zhang Yuzhuo
Zhang Yuzhuo
张玉卓
	Zhang in 2024
Chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 February 2023
Premier	Li Qiang
Preceded by	Hao Peng
Party Branch Secretary of the China Association for Science and Technology
	In office; August 2021 – January 2023
Preceded by	Huai Jinpeng
Succeeded by	He Junke
Chairman of China Petrochemical Corporation
	In office; January 2020 – July 2021
Preceded by	Dai Houliang
Succeeded by	Ma Yongsheng [zh]
Communist Party Secretary of Binhai New Area
	In office; March 2017 – January 2020
Preceded by	Zong Guoying
Succeeded by	Lian Maojun
Chairman of Shenhua Group
	In office; May 2014 – March 2017
Preceded by	Zhang Xiwu
Succeeded by	Position revoked
Personal details
Born	5 January 1962 (age 62); Shouguang County, Shandong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Shandong University of Science and Technology; General Academy of Coal Sciences; University of Science and Technology Beijing; University of Southampton; Tsinghua University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	张玉卓
Traditional Chinese	張玉卓
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhāng Yùzhuó

Zhang Yuzhuo (Chinese: 张玉卓; pinyin: Zhāng Yùzhuó; born 5 January 1962) is a Chinese business executive and politician currently serving as the chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. He previously served as party branch secretary of the China Association for Science and Technology from 2021 to 2023. He was an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and is a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Zhang was born in Shouguang County, Shandong, on 5 January 1962. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1978, he was admitted to Shandong University of Science and Technology, where he majored in coal mine survey. After completing his master's degree at General Academy of Coal Sciences, he attended the University of Science and Technology Beijing where he obtained his doctor's degree in 1989. He carried out postdoctoral research at the University of Southampton in September 1992. He was a visiting research fellow at Southern Illinois University in October 1993.^{[citation needed]}

Zhang began his career as an assistant engineer at the Beijing Mining Research Institute, General Academy of Coal Sciences in July 1985, becoming deputy director in 1994, vice president in 1997 and president in 1999. In January 2002, he became deputy general manager of China's largest coal miner Shenhua Group, and was appointed general manager in December 2008. After this office was terminated in May 2011, he rose to become its chairman, serving until March 2017.^[1]

He entered politics in March 2017, when he was transferred to Tianjin, where he was a member of the Standing Committee of the Tianjin Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and CCP Committee Secretary of Binhai New Area.^[2]^[3]

On 17 January 2020, he was appointed chairman of China Petrochemical Corporation,^[4]^[5] but having held the position for only one and a half years. In August 2021, he was appointed party branch secretary of the China Association for Science and Technology.^[6]

On 27 December 2022, he was appointed party secretary of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), succeeding Hao Peng.^[7] On 3 February 2023, he was appointed as the chairman of SASAC.^[8]

Honors and awards

December 2011 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Chang, Lyu (23 March 2015). "Coal to remain at head of energy table". China Daily. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ 张玉卓、盛茂林、程丽华、赵飞任天津市委常委. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ 天津市委决定：张玉卓任滨海新区区委书记，宗国英去职. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 29 March 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ "China names chairmen for CNPC, Sinopec Group". reuters.com. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ Han Jiapeng (韩佳鹏) (17 January 2020). 两桶油换帅：中石化董事长戴厚良调任中石油董事长. 163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (2 August 2021). 中石化董事长、党组书记张玉卓任中国科协党组书记. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
^ Feng Hu (冯虎) (27 December 2022). 张玉卓任国务院国资委党委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ "China's State Council appoints, removes officials". Xinhua News Agency. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

Government offices
Preceded by Zhang Xiwu [zh]	Chairman of Shenhua Group 2014–2017	Succeeded by Position revoked
Preceded by Dai Houliang	Chairman of China Petrochemical Corporation 2020–2021	Succeeded by Ma Yongsheng [zh]
Preceded by Hao Peng	Communist Party Secretary of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council 2022–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Zong Guoying [zh]	Communist Party Secretary of Binhai New Area 2017–2020	Succeeded by Lian Maojun [zh]
Preceded by Huai Jinpeng	Party Branch Secretary of the China Association for Science and Technology 2021–present	Incumbent

[1] Chang, Lyu (23 March 2015). "Coal to remain at head of energy table". China Daily. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[2] 张玉卓、盛茂林、程丽华、赵飞任天津市委常委. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 28 March 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[3] 天津市委决定：张玉卓任滨海新区区委书记，宗国英去职. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). 29 March 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[4] "China names chairmen for CNPC, Sinopec Group". reuters.com. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[5] Han Jiapeng (韩佳鹏) (17 January 2020). 两桶油换帅：中石化董事长戴厚良调任中石油董事长. 163.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[6] Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (2 August 2021). 中石化董事长、党组书记张玉卓任中国科协党组书记. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 August 2021.

[7] Feng Hu (冯虎) (27 December 2022). 张玉卓任国务院国资委党委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 December 2022.

[8] "China's State Council appoints, removes officials". Xinhua News Agency. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

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