Yuan Jiajun

Yuan Jiajun
Yuan Jiajun
Viên gia quân
	Yuan in 2019
Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 8 December 2022
Deputy	Hu Henghua(Mayor)
Preceded by	Chen Min'er
Communist Party Secretary of Zhe gian g
	In office; 1 September 2020 – 7 December 2022
Deputy	Zheng Shanjie→Wang Hao(Governor)
Preceded by	Che Jun
Succeeded by	Yi Lianhong
GovernorofZhe gian g
	In office; 28 April 2017 – 4 September 2020
Preceded by	Che Jun
Succeeded by	Zheng Shanjie
Personal details
Born	27 September 1962(age 61); Tonghua,Jilin,China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	ViênGiaQuân
Traditional Chinese	ViênGiaQuân
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yuán Jiājūn

Yuan Jiajun(Chinese:Viên gia quân;born 27 September 1962) is a Chineseaerospace engineerand politician who is serving asCommunist Party SecretaryofChongqingand a member of thePolitburo of the Chinese Communist Party.Before his political career, Yuan was best known for his role as chief designer of theShenzhou spacecraft,which carries Chinesetaikonautsinto space.

Life and career[edit]

Yuan was born inTonghua,Jilin.In September 1980, Yuan graduated fromBeijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,majoring in aircraft design and applied mechanics. In July 1984 he joined theMinistry of Aerospace Industry.After graduation, he worked as a graduate research student. He studied abroad at theGerman Aerospace Center,returning to China in August 1990 to work for the "501 office". He ascended the ranks of the ministry steadily, taking on increasingly senior administrative roles. In April 2000, he was named commander of the Shenzhou crewed spaceflight program. Thereafter he gained a doctorate from his alma mater, now renamedBeihang University.

Yuan became vice-president of theChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporationin November 2007, and became involved in the Lunar Mission and the join Chinese-Russian mission to explore Mars. He became involved in politics in 2012, joining theparty standing committeeinNingxia,and becoming vice-chairman of Ningxia in 2013, and overseeing the operations of the Ningdong Energy and Chemical Operations Industry Base (Ninh đông nguồn năng lượng hóa chất căn cứ). In August 2014, Yuan was named a party standing committee member of the prosperous coastalZhe gian gprovince, then assumed the post of executive vice governor.^[1]

In November 2016, Yuan was named deputy party chief of Zhe gian g and head of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Zhe gian g.^[2]In April 2017, Yuan was appointed as acting governor of Zhe gian g; he was confirmed on July 7.^[3]

On 31 August 2020, Yuan was appointed as the CPC Secretary of Zhe gian g.^[4]

On 8 December 2022, Yuan was appointed as the CPC Secretary of Chongqing, succeedingChen Min'er.^[5]

Yuan has received numerous awards for his work in the Chinese Space Program.

Yuan was an alternate member of the17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party,and a full member of the19th Central Committee.

References[edit]

^"Hàng thiên thiếu soái" Viên gia quân chuyển nhậm Chiết Giang tỉnh ủy thường ủy, thường vụ phó tỉnh trưởng.caixin.Retrieved2014-08-11.
^Viên gia quân không hề đảm nhiệm Chiết Giang tỉnh phó tỉnh trưởng.thepaper.Retrieved2016-11-03.
^Viên gia quân nhậm Chiết Giang tỉnh phó tỉnh trưởng, đại tỉnh trưởng, trước đây đảm nhiệm Chiết Giang tỉnh ủy phó thư ký.thepaper.Retrieved2017-04-28.
^Liêu Ninh Chiết Giang tỉnh ủy chủ yếu phụ trách đồng chí chức vụ điều chỉnh.Xinhua.2020-09-01.Retrieved2020-09-01.
^Trùng Khánh thị ủy chủ yếu phụ trách đồng chí chức vụ điều chỉnh.Xinhua.2022-12-09.Retrieved2022-12-09.

Party political offices
Preceded by Chen Min'er	Communist Party SecretaryofChongqing 2022–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Che Jun	Communist Party SecretaryofZhe gian g 2020–2022	Succeeded by Yi Lianhong
Preceded by Wang Huizhong	Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the CCP Zhe gian g Provincial Committee 2016–2017	Succeeded by Xu Jia'ai[zh]
Preceded by Wang Huizhong	Deputy Party SecretaryofZhe gian g 2016–2017	Succeeded by Tang Yijun
Preceded by Zhao Xiaoping[zh]	Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base 2012–2014	Succeeded by Zhang Chaochao[zh]
Government offices
Preceded by Che Jun	Governor of Zhe gian g 2017–2020	Succeeded by Zheng Shanjie
Preceded by Cai Qi	Executive Vice Governor of Zhe gian g 2014–2016	Succeeded by Feng Fei
Preceded by Zhang Chaochao[zh]	Executive Vice Chairman of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 2013–2014	Succeeded by Liu Hui
Assembly seats
Preceded by Che Jun	Chairman of Zhe gian g People's Congress 2020–2022	Succeeded by Yi Lianhong

[1] "Hàng thiên thiếu soái" Viên gia quân chuyển nhậm Chiết Giang tỉnh ủy thường ủy, thường vụ phó tỉnh trưởng.caixin.Retrieved2014-08-11.

[2] Viên gia quân không hề đảm nhiệm Chiết Giang tỉnh phó tỉnh trưởng.thepaper.Retrieved2016-11-03.

[3] Viên gia quân nhậm Chiết Giang tỉnh phó tỉnh trưởng, đại tỉnh trưởng, trước đây đảm nhiệm Chiết Giang tỉnh ủy phó thư ký.thepaper.Retrieved2017-04-28.

[4] Liêu Ninh Chiết Giang tỉnh ủy chủ yếu phụ trách đồng chí chức vụ điều chỉnh.Xinhua.2020-09-01.Retrieved2020-09-01.

[5] Trùng Khánh thị ủy chủ yếu phụ trách đồng chí chức vụ điều chỉnh.Xinhua.2022-12-09.Retrieved2022-12-09.

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v t e 20th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party(2022–2027)
Standing Committee	Xi Jinping(General Secretary) Li Qiang Zhao Leji Wang Huning Cai Qi Ding Xuexiang Li Xi
Other members insurname stroke order	Ma Xingrui Wang Yi Yin Li Shi Taifeng Liu Guozhong Li Ganjie Li Shulei Li Hongzhong He Weidong He Lifeng Zhang Youxia Zhang Guoqing Chen Wenqing Chen Jining Chen Min'er Yuan Jiajun Huang Kunming
7th→8th→9th→10th→11th→12th→13th→14th→15th→16th→17th→18th→19th→20th

v t e Provincial-level Committee Secretaries of the Chinese Communist Party(current)
Municipalities	Beijing:Yin Li^PB Chongqing:Yuan Jiajun^PB Shanghai:Chen Jining^PB Tianjin:Chen Min'er^PB
Provinces	Anhui:Liang Yanshun Fu gian:Zhou Zuyi Gansu:Hu Changsheng Guangdong:Huang Kunming^PB Guizhou:Xu Lin Hainan:Feng Fei Hebei:Ni Yuefeng Heilong gian g:Xu Qin Henan:Lou Yangsheng Hubei:Wang Menghui Hunan:Shen Xiaoming Jiangsu:Xin Chang xing Jiangxi:Yin Hong Jilin:Huang Qiang Liaoning:Hao Peng Qinghai:Chen Gang Shaanxi:Zhao Yide Shandong:Lin Wu Shanxi:Tang Dengjie Sichuan:Wang Xiaohui Yunnan:Wang Ning Zhe gian g:Yi Lianhong
Autonomous regions	Guangxi:Liu Ning Inner Mongolia:Sun Shaocheng Ningxia:Li Yifei Tibet:Wang Junzheng Xin gian g:Ma Xingrui^PB
^PBMember of thePolitburo ♀ female

v t e Political leadersofChongqing since 1949
Party Committee Secretaries	Chen Xilian Zhang Linzhi Cao Diqiu Yan Hongyan Ren Baige Lan Yinong Duan Siying He Yunfeng Lu Dadong Qian Min Ding Changhe Wang Qian Liao Bokang Xiao Yang Sun Tongchuan Zhang Delin* He Guoqiang Huang Zhendong Wang Yang Bo Xilai Zhang De gian g Sun Zhengcai Chen Min'er Yuan Jiajun
Congress Chairpersons	Wang Yunlong Huang Zhendong Chen Guangguo Zhang Xuan Wang Jiong
Mayors	Chen Xilian Cao Diqiu Ren Baige Lan Yinong Duan Siying He Yunfeng Lu Dadong Qian Min Ding Changhe Yu Hanqing Xiao Yang Sun Tongchuan Liu Zhizhong Pu Haiqing Bao Xuding* Wang Hongju Huang Qifan Zhang Guoqing Tang Liangzhi Hu Henghua
Conference Chairpersons	Zhang Wenbin Liu Zhizhong Xing Yuanmin Xu Jingye Xu Songnan Wang Jiong Tang Fangyu Cheng Lihua♀
* First office-holder after Chongqing became adirect-controlled municipality; ♀ female

v t e Political leadersofZhe gian gsince 1949
Party Committee Secretaries	Tan Zhenlin Tan Qilong Jiang Hua Long Qian Nan Ping Tan Qilong Tie Ying Wang Fang Xue Ju Li Zemin Zhang De gian g Xi Jinping Zhao Hongzhu Xia Baolong Che Jun Yuan Jiajun Yi Lianhong
Congress Chairpersons	Tie Ying Li Fengping Chen Anyu Li Zemin Xi Jinping Yu Guo xing Zhao Hongzhu Xia Baolong Che Jun Yuan Jiajun Yi Lianhong
Governors	Tan Zhenlin Sha Wenhan Huo Shilian Zhou Jianren Long Qian Nan Ping Tan Qilong Tie Ying Li Fengping Xue Ju Shen Zulun Ge Hongsheng Wan Xueyuan Chai Songyue Xi Jinping(acting) Lü Zushan Xia Baolong Li Qiang Che Jun Yuan Jiajun Zheng Shanjie Wang Hao
Conference Chairpersons	Tan Zhenlin Tan Qilong Jiang Hua Tie Ying Mao Qihua Wang Jiayang Shang Jingcai Liu Feng Li Jinming Zhou Guofu Qiao Chuanxiu Ge Huijun Huang Lixin Lian Yimin