Sun Jiazheng

Sun Jiazheng
孙家正
Sun Jiazheng
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office March 2008 – 5 March 2013
Chairman	Jia Qinglin
Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles
In office 2006–2016
Preceded by	Zhou Weizhi
Succeeded by	Tie Ning
Minister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China
In office March 1998 – March 2008
Premier	Zhu Rongji → Wen Jiabao
Preceded by	Liu Zhongde
Succeeded by	Cai Wu
Minister of Radio, Film and Television
In office 1994–1998
Premier	Zhu Rongji
Preceded by	Ai Zhisheng
Succeeded by	Tian Congming
Secretary of Xuzhou Committee of Chinese Communist Party
In office 1984–1985
Preceded by	Wang Qihua
Succeeded by	Zheng Liangyu
Personal details
Born	March 1944 (age 80) Siyang, Jiangsu, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Nanjing University

In this Chinese name, the family name is Sun.

Sun Jiazheng (simplified Chinese: 孙家正; traditional Chinese: 孫家正; pinyin: Sūn Jiāzhèng; born March 1944) is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as Minister of Radio, Film and Television between 1994 and 1998, before serving as Minister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China from March 1998 to March 2008.^[1][2][3] He was the chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles from 2006 to 2016.

Biography

Sun was born in Siyang, Jiangsu Province, during the Republic of China in March 1944. Sun joined the Chinese Communist Party in January 1966. He graduated from Nanjing University in 1968, where he majored in Chinese. After graduation, Sun labor at May Seventh Cadre School in Liuhe County, Jiangsu Province.

Sun entered politics in 1971 during the Cultural Revolution. After the Chinese Economic Reform, Sun served as secretary of Nanjing Committee of Chinese Communist Party, then served as secretary of Xuzhou Committee of Chinese Communist Party from 1984 to 1985. In December 1989, Sun served as deputy secretary of Jiangsu Committee of Chinese Communist Party. In April 1994, Sun was transferred to Ministry of Radio, Film and Television, where he was the minister for 4 years from 1994 to 1998.

In March 1998, Sun was appointed Minister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China. In November 2006, Sun was elected the Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. In March 2008, Sun was elected 11th vice chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

References

1. 中国文联九届六次全委会在北京召开(图). chinanew.com (in Chinese). 2014-01-12.
2. 孙家正：珍惜中华民族的戏曲文化. people.com (in Chinese). 2013-06-18.
3. 孙家正：文化、文化素养及文化情怀. scio.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2013-03-02.

Party political offices
Preceded by Wang Qihua [zh]	Communist Party Secretary of Xuzhou 1984–1985	Succeeded by Zheng Liangyu [zh]
Government offices
Preceded by Ai Zhisheng	Minister of Radio, Film and Television 1994–1998	Succeeded by Tian Congming
Preceded by Liu Zhongde	Minister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China 1998–2008	Succeeded by Cai Wu
Political offices
Preceded by Zhou Weizhi	Chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles 2006–2016	Succeeded by Tie Ning