Zheng Shanjie (; born November 1961) is a Chinese

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who has served as the

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(NDRC) since March 2023, and as

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as well as

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and party secretary of Ningbo.

Early life and education

Zheng was born in Zhangzhou,

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, in November 1961. After graduating from Nanjing Tech University in 1982, he was dispatched to a factory, where he worked over a period of 15 years to the position of factory manager. He became a member of the

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in June 1985.

Career

In May 1997, he was transferred to

Xiamen Xiamen,), also known as Amoy ( ; from the Zhangzhou Hokkien pronunciation, zh, c=, s=, t=, p=, poj=Ē͘-mûi, historically romanized as Amoy, is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Stra ...

and appointed district head of Huli District. In February 2002, he served as deputy secretary-general of the Xiamen Municipal People's Government and director of the General Office of Xiamen Municipal People's Government. In March 2003, he became director and party branch secretary of the Xiamen Development Planning Commission. In April 2008, he left for

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, capital of Fujian province, where he was appointed deputy director of Fujian Development and Reform Commission. He rose to become director in May 2010. On February 1, 2015, he was elevated to vice-governor of Fujian. In August 2015, he was transferred to

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and appointed deputy director of the National Energy Administration. In April 2017, he succeeded as deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office. On December 15, 2017, he was appointed Party Secretary of Ningbo and a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Zhejiang Provincial Committee. On May 14, 2018, he was promoted to Deputy Party Secretary of

. On September 4, 2020, he was appointed deputy governor and acting governor of Zhejiang. On September 29, he was elected governor at the Fourth session of the 13th Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress. On September 30, 2021, he was transferred to

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province and appointed as the provincial Party Secretary.

As chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission

On March 12, 2023, Zheng was appointed as the

chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is the third-ranked executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, which functions as a macroeconomic management agency. Established as the State Planning Comm ...

(NDRC). As chairman of the NDRC, Zheng stated at a press conference in October 2024 that China's economy is stable but faces complex internal and external challenges. According to him, China will provide 14.12 billion USD from the 2025 budget and another 14.12 billion USD for key projects to help local governments. The country will speed up its fiscal spending. Zheng also revealed that a total 1 trillion yuan of special sovereign bonds have been issued to fund local projects and will continue to issue ultra-long special treasury bonds in 2025.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zheng, Shanjie 1961 births Living people Politicians from Zhangzhou Nanjing Tech University alumni Xiamen University alumni People's Republic of China politicians from Fujian Chinese Communist Party politicians from Fujian Governors of Zhejiang Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress Delegates to the 14th National People's Congress Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Chairpersons of the National Development and Reform Commission