Zhang Xinsheng
Zhang Xinsheng(Chinese:Chương tân thắng), is a Chinesepolitician.He is the formervice ministerof theMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China,thevice presidentof theChinese Olympic Committeeand thepresidentand former president of theInternational Union for Conservation of Nature.[1]
Biography
[edit]Zhang was born inShuyang County,Suqian,JiangsuProvincein November, 1948.
1974–1977, Zhang studiedEnglishandliteratureat the Department of Foreign Languages ofHangzhou University(previous and currentZhejiang University). 1977–1979, he served as an official andtranslator(English-Chinese) in the Foreign Affairs Office of the Jiangsu Provincial Government.
1980–1982, Zhang studied at theUniversity of Coloradoin theUnited Statesas a graduate student. 1982–1985, he was the Deputy Director of the Tourism Bureau of the Jiangsu Provincial Government. 1986–1989, he was the Deputy Director of theNational Tourism Administration,PRC.
1989–1997, he served as theMayorofSuzhou City.1998–2000, he was a graduate student at theHarvard UniversityUSA, and received amaster's degree(major in city planning). 2001–present, he is the Vice-Minister of the Ministry of Education, PRC. 2004–present, he is the Vice-President of the Chinese Olympic Committee,Beijing.[2]
On 24 Oct 2005, Zhang became theChairmanofUNESCO’sExecutive Board.[3]In 2007, Zhang was re-elected as the Vice-president ofFISU (International University Sports Federation).[4]In 2012, he was elected President ofIUCN,the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[5]
References
[edit]- ^Giáo dục bộ phó bộ trường chương tân thắng giản lịch _ cổn động tân văn _ tài kinh túng hoành _ tân lãng võng
- ^China Vitae: Biography of Zhang Xinsheng
- ^Zhang Xinsheng (China) elected Chairman of UNESCO’s Executive Board
- ^"Zhang Xinsheng re-elected as FISU vice president".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-02-22.Retrieved2009-03-28.
- ^"IUCN's new President elected".IUCN.Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2016.Retrieved7 September2016.
External links
[edit]- ChinaVitae - Zhang Xinsheng
- Zhang Xinsheng (China) elected Chairman of UNESCO’s Executive Board(including his brief biography)
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