Zhao Gang (born 1968)

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.

Zhao Gang
赵刚
Governor of Shaanxi
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 December 2022
Party Secretary	Zhao Yide
Preceded by	Zhao Yide
Personal details
Born	June 1968 (age 56) Xinmin County, Liaoning, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Beijing Institute of Technology
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	赵刚
Traditional Chinese	趙剛
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhào Gāng

Zhao Gang (Chinese: 赵刚; born June 1968) is a Chinese executive and politician, currently serving as governor of Shaanxi.

He is a representative of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1][2]

Biography

Zhao was born in Xinmin County, Liaoning, in June 1968.^[3] In 1986, he entered Beijing Institute of Technology, where he majored in electronic precision machinery.^[3] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1987.^[3]

After graduating in April 1993, Zhao was despatched to Norinco, where he was promoted to vice president in April 2004 and to president in December 2007.^[3] He was assistant general manager in September 2010 and subsequently deputy general manager in September 2013.^[3]

In September 2017, Zhao was made general manager and deputy party secretary of CFHI Group Corporation Limited, having held the position for only a year.^[4]

Zhao was appointed vice governor of Shaanxi in October 2018, concurrently serving as party secretary of Yan'an since January 2021.^[5][6] In January 2021, he was also admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Shaanxi Provincial Committee, the province's top authority. In May 2022, he was appointed deputy party secretary of Shaanxi after Hu Henghua was selected as mayor of Chongqing. On 1 December 2022, he was appointed to concurrently serve as governor of Shaanxi.

References

1. Fu Zhongming (符仲明) (25 September 2022). 中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会代表名单. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
2. Zhao Wenhan (赵文涵) (22 October 2022). （二十大受权发布）中国共产党第二十届中央委员会委员名单. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
3. Liu Peng (刘朋) (30 September 2018). 中国一重集团董事、总经理、党委副书记赵刚(图/简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
4. Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (22 October 2018). 中国一重总经理赵刚、西安市副市长方光华任陕西省副省长(简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
5. Yi Yi (伊一) (31 March 2021). 魏建锋任陕西省副省长 赵刚、徐启方不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
6. Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (30 January 2021). 赵刚任陕西省委常委 接替徐新荣任延安市委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 November 2022.

Business positions
Preceded by Wu Shengfu (吴生富)	General Manager of CFHI Group Corporation Limited 2017–2018	Succeeded by Duan Xiangdong (段向东)
Party political offices
Preceded by Hu Henghua	Specifically-designated Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi 2022	Vacant
Preceded by Xu Xinrong	Communist Party Secretary of Yan'an 2021–2023	Succeeded by Hao Huijie [zh]
Government offices
Preceded by Zhao Yide	Governor of Shaanxi 2022–	Incumbent