Political Career
Zhang joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in December 1992. In 2002, less than ten years after he joined the party, he was appointed to the 16th Central Committee of the CPC, the party's top authority. At age 41 he was the youngest full member of the committee. He has subsequently been elected to full memberships of the 17th and 18th Central Committees.
In August 2011 Zhang left Comac and was appointed Acting Governor and Deputy Communist Party Chief of Hebei Province, replacing Chen Quanguo, who had been promoted to Party Chief of Tibet Autonomous Region. In January 2012 he was officially elected by the Hebei Provincial Congress as Governor, and reelected in January 2013.
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