Zhang Baojuan

Zhang Baojuan
张宝娟
Vice Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress
Assumed office
March 2023
Personal details
BornSeptember 1967 (age 58–59)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
PartyChinese Communist Party
EducationMaster's degree
Alma materParty School of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
OccupationPolitician

Zhang Baojuan (Chinese: 张宝娟; born September 1967) is a Chinese politician currently serving as Vice Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress and a member of its leading Party group.[1]

Career

Zhang Baojuan was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province in September 1967. From 1986 to 1990, she studied Chinese Language and Literature at the Department of Chinese, Soochow University. Upon graduation, she began her political career at the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Civil Affairs, where she held a variety of personnel roles over the years.[2]

Between 1990 and 2005, she rose through the ranks in the department's personnel and education divisions, ultimately becoming Deputy Division Chief. From 2005 to 2009, she served as Director of the Department's Minimum Living Security Division. During this time, she was also assigned to work in poverty alleviation as Deputy Party Secretary of Sihong County between 2006 and 2008. In parallel, she pursued a Master of Public Administration at Nanjing University.[3][4]

In 2009, she became Director of the Department’s Personnel Education and Social Work Division. The following year, she was promoted to Deputy Director and Party Group Member of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Civil Affairs. In May 2012, Zhang was transferred to the municipal government of Yangzhou, where she served as Vice Mayor.[5] From 2015 to 2016, she served as a Standing Committee member of the Yangzhou Municipal Committee and Head of the Organization Department, concurrently acting as Head of the United Front Work Department in early 2016.[3]

In 2017, she became Deputy Party Secretary of Yangzhou, continuing to oversee United Front work.[6] In October 2018, she was appointed Director and Party Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Veterans Affairs.[7] Zhang returned to Yangzhou in late 2019, first as Acting Mayor and then as Mayor from January 2020. In July 2021, she was promoted to Party Secretary of Yangzhou and concurrently served as Mayor for a short period. She continued as Party Secretary until January 2023.[8][9]

In January 2023, Zhang was appointed Vice Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress and became a member of its Party group in March 2023.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "张宝娟任扬州市委书记". 新华报业网 (in Chinese). 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  2. ↑ "赵世勇任江苏省副省长 张宝娟不再担任省退役军人事务厅厅长(简历)_中国经济网——国家经济门户". Economic Daily (in Chinese). 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  3. 1 2 "江苏省退役军人事务厅厅长张宝娟出任扬州代市长_长三角政商_澎湃新闻-The Paper". m.thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  4. ↑ "张宝娟任扬州市委书记,江苏13市已有2位女市委书记". 上观新闻-站上海,观天下 (in Chinese). 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  5. ↑ "张宝娟任扬州市委统战部部长(图". 简历)_中国经济网——国家经济门户 (in Chinese). 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  6. ↑ "张宝娟任扬州市委书记". xinwen.bjd.com.cn (in Chinese). 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  7. ↑ "省人大常委会副主任张爱军、张宝娟一行来校考察-南京大学". 南京大学 (in Chinese). 2024-05-29. Archived from the original on 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  8. ↑ "张宝娟任扬州市委书记_人事风向_澎湃新闻-The Paper". m.thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  9. ↑ "张宝娟当选江苏省扬州市市长". People's Daily Online (in Chinese). 2020-01-10. Archived from the original on 2020-01-12. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  10. ↑ "江苏省人大常委会主任、副主任、秘书长名单+简历_中国经济网——国家经济门户". Economic Daily (in Chinese). 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-07-23.