Zhang Yongze
张永泽
Vice Chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region
In office
May 2017 – January 2022
Che Dalha
Yan Jinhai
Preceded byFang Lingmin
Communist Party Secretary of Shannan
In office
June 2015 – May 2017
DeputyPubu Dunzhu (mayor)
Preceded byQimei Renzeng
Succeeded byXu Chengcang
Mayor of Shannan
In office
April 2012 – June 2015
Party SecretaryQimei Renzeng
Preceded byZhao Xianzhong
Succeeded byPubu Dunzhu
Personal details
BornMarch 1969 (age 54)
Qiubei County, Yunnan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1997–2022; expelled)
Alma materChengdu University of Science and Technology
Sichuan Union University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese张永泽
Traditional Chinese張永澤

Zhang Yongze (Chinese: 张永泽; born March 1969) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in January 2022. Previously he served as vice chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region and before that, mayor and party secretary of Shannan.[1]

Biography

Zhang was born in Qiubei County, Yunnan, in March 1969. In 1987, he was admitted to Chengdu University of Science and Technology, majoring in terrestrial hydrology. He began graduate work at Chengdu University of Science and Technology in 1991 and then Sichuan Union University in 1994. After graduating in 1997, he was assigned to the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences.

Zhang joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 1997, and got involved in politics in June 1998, and was appointed deputy director of Environmental Protection Bureau of Tibet Autonomous Region, and five years later, he was promoted to the director position. He became mayor of Shannan, in April 2012, and then party secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in June 2015.[2] In May 2017, he took office as vice chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region, succeeding Fang Lingmin.[3]

Downfall

On 8 January 2022, Zhang had been placed under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[4] On July 7, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Vice chairman of Tibet regional government under probe". xinhuanet.com. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Shi Lanlan (石兰兰) (23 May 2016). 西藏山南市选出新一届市委常委 张永泽当选市委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (18 May 2017). 张永泽任西藏自治区政府副主席 房灵敏不再担任副主席、秘书长. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ↑ 2022年“首虎”，张永泽落马、王滨被查. sina (in Chinese). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Cui, Jia (7 July 2022). "Former Tibet official expelled from Party". Chinadaily.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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