He Junke (; born February 1969) is a Chinese executive and politician, currently serving as party branch secretary of the

China Association for Science and Technology The China Association for Science and Technology (CAST; ) is a people's organization of Chinese scientists and engineers, which is composed of multiple national professional societies and hundreds of branches at various local and international ...

since May 2023. He previously served as

first secretary of the Communist Youth League of China The first secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China is the leader of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC). The first secretary heads the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communis ...

and director of the National Working Committee of the

Young Pioneers of China Young Pioneers of China ( zh, s=中国少年先锋队, p=Zhōngguó Shàonián Xiānfēngduì), often shortened to Young Pioneers ( zh, s=少先队, p=Shàoxiānduì) or Red Pioneers, is a mass youth organization for children aged six to fourte ...

. He was a representative of the

19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party 19 (nineteen) is the natural number following 18 and preceding 20. It is a prime number. Mathematics Nineteen is the eighth prime number. Number theory 19 forms a twin prime with 17, a cousin prime with 23, and a sexy prime with 13 ...

and was an alternate of the

19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was elected by the 19th National Congress in 2017, and sat until the next National Congress was convened in 2022. It formally succeeded the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Commun ...

. He is a representative of the

20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), commonly referred to as ''Èrshí Dà'' ( zh, c=二十大), was held in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing from 16 to 22 October 2022. The National Congress is the highest organ ...

and a member of the

20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (20th CC), officially the Central Committee of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, comprises 205 members and 171 alternates. It was elected at the Chinese Communis ...

Early life and education

He was born in

Fengxiang County Fengxiang District (), formerly, Fengxiang County and its ancient name is Yong county (雍县), is a district administered by Baoji City in the west of Shaanxi province, China. The county covers an area of and as of 2004 had a population of 510, ...

(now Fengxiang District),

Shaanxi Shaanxi is a Provinces of China, province in north Northwestern China. It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north; Shanxi and Henan to the east; Hubei, Chongqing, and Sichuan to the south; and Gansu and Ningxia to t ...

, in February 1969. In 1987, he entered

National University of Defense Technology The National University of Defense Technology (NUDT; ) is a national public research university headquartered in Kaifu, Changsha, Hunan, China. It is affiliated with the Central Military Commission. The university is part of Project 211, ...

, where he majored in liquid rocket engine. He also received a master of engineering degree from

Beihang University Beihang University (BUAA; formerly as Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The univers ...

in December 2003.

Enterprise career

After university in 1991, He was assigned to the

Ministry of Aerospace Industry The Ministry of Aerospace Industry of the People's Republic of China () was a government ministry of China from 1956 to 1988. The ministry was responsible for managing the Chinese space program. In 1988, the ministry was succeeded by the Mini ...

, which was reshuffled as China Aerospace Industry Corporation in 1996. He joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

(CCP) in June 1995. In June 2000, he became assistant to the president of the 6th Research Institute of China Aerospace Mechanical and Electrical Corporation, rising to president two years later.

Political career

In December 2005, He was appointed

, in addition to serving as vice president of the

All-China Youth Federation The All-China Youth Federation (ACYF) is a people's organization that represents many youth groups in China, and is managed by the Communist Youth League of China. It was founded on 4 May 1949. Former paramount leaders and General Secretaries ...

. He was promoted to become executive secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China in June 2013 and president of the All-China Youth Federation in September 2013. He was promoted again to first secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China in June 2018, concurrently serving as director of the National Working Committee of the

. In May 2023, He was appointed as party branch secretary of the

References

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