Tian Chengping (; born January 1945) is a politician in the

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Biography

Born in Daming County,

Hebei Province Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It bor ...

, Tian joined the

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(CCP) in April 1964, and started working in February 1968. He served in the Beijing Petrochemical Factory, the Qianjin Chemical Industry Factory affiliated to Beijing Petrochemical Factory, and the Yanshan Petrochemical Corporation. He was appointed the secretary of the CCP committee in the Xicheng District of

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in 1984. In 1988, he was transferred to

Qinghai Province Qinghai is an inland province in Northwestern China. It is the largest province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xining. Qinghai borders Gansu on the nort ...

and served as the vice secretary of the . He became the in December 1992, and was confirmed as governor in January 1993. In 1997, he was elevated to the position of secretary of the CCP Qinghai committee. In 1998, he was additionally elected as the chairman of the . He became the Party chief of

Shanxi Province Shanxi; formerly romanised as Shansi is a province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi and Datong. Its one-character abbreviation is ( ...

in 1999, and was elected chairman of the in January 2003. From July 2005 to March 2008, he served as the (now the

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, or MOHRSS). He is the son of , a former vice governor of

Hubei Province Hubei is a province in Central China. It has the seventh-largest economy among Chinese provinces, the second-largest within Central China, and the third-largest among inland provinces. Its provincial capital at Wuhan serves as a major politi ...

The younger Tian was an alternate member of the

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, and a full member of the 15th, 16th and 17th Central Committees.

References

1945 births Living people People's Republic of China politicians from Hebei Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hebei Politicians from Handan Political office-holders in Beijing Political office-holders in Qinghai Political office-holders in Shanxi Alternates of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Chairpersons of the CPPCC Shanxi Provincial Committee {{china-politician-stub