Zhang Yijiong
Zhang Yijiong (; born 26 October 1955) is a Chinese politician, previously serving from 2012 to 2022 as the executive deputy head of the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party (minister-level). Zhang was born in Shanghai. In January 1971, Zhang joined the Chinese Communist Party. He began his political career as the deputy head of the Communist Youth League organization in Qinghai province. He also worked at a potash mine, and was president of the Qinghai Potash Factory. He also served as the head of the economic and trade commission of Qinghai, and party chief of the provincial capital Xining. In November 2000, Zhang became a member of the provincial Party Standing Committee. In December 2006, he became the deputy party chief of Tibet Autonomous Region. In October 2010 he was made Political and Legal Affairs Commission Secretary of Tibet. In December 2012, he was transferred to become deputy party chief of Jiangxi. In February 2012, he joined the provincial- ...
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Zhang (surname)
Zhang () is the third most common surname in China and Taiwan (commonly spelled as "Chang" in Taiwan), and it is one of the most common surnames in the world. Zhang is the pinyin romanization of the very common Chinese surname written in simplified characters and in traditional characters. It is spoken in the first tone: ''Zhāng''. It is a surname that exists in many languages and cultures, corresponding to the surname 'Archer' in English for example. In the Wade-Giles system of romanization, it is romanized as "Chang", which is commonly used in Taiwan; "Cheung" is commonly used in Hong Kong as romanization. It is also the pinyin romanization of the less-common surnames (''Zhāng''), which is the 40th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. There is the even-less common (''Zhǎng''). was listed 24th in the famous Song-era ''Hundred Family Surnames'', contained in the verse 何呂施張 (He Lü Shi Zhang). Today, it is one of the most common surnames in the worl ...