Zhang Jinan (; born February 1957) is a Chinese politician who served as chief of the General Office of the Central Institutional Organization Commission of the

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(CCP), and the Minister of Human Resources and Social Security. Zhang was a member of the

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Early life and education

Zhang is a native of Jiexi County,

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, and a member of the CCP. He graduated from the Wuhan College of Marine Transportation Engineering (now Wuhan University of Technology) with a degree in machinery manufacturing, and then received a doctorate in enterprise management from

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Career

Zhang has served as deputy secretary of the

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committee, general manager of the Hainan China Travel Service, deputy director of the Hainan Provincial CCP Committee Organization Department, and secretary of the Hainan Provincial Enterprise and Industry Committee. In April 2002, he was named to the Hainan provincial Party Standing Committee, and in May of that year began serving concurrently as the head of the provincial organization department. In January 2004, he was transferred to serve as director of the organization department of the Henan Provincial Party Committee. In June 2004, Zhang moved to the central government, being appointed a member of the Departmental Affairs Committee of the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party, as well as head of the department's Second Cadre Bureau (Local Cadre Bureau). In March 2007, he was promoted to deputy director of the department. In April 2013, he was appointed to his current position of chief of the General Office of the Central Institutional Organization Commission (minister-level). In March 2018, Zhang was appointed as the Minister of Human Resources and Social Security.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Jinan 1957 births Living people People from Jiexi County Politicians from Jieyang Nankai University alumni Wuhan University of Technology alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Guangdong Chinese Communist Party politicians from Guangdong Members of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party