Luo Zhijun
Luo Zhijun | |
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罗志军 | |
Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu Province | |
In office December 2010 – June 2016 | |
Preceded by | Liang Baohua |
Succeeded by | Li Qiang |
Personal details | |
Born |
November 1951 Lingyuan, Liaoning, China |
Political party | Communist Party of China |
Luo Zhijun (simplified Chinese: 罗志军; traditional Chinese: 羅志軍; pinyin: Luó Zhìjūn; born November 1951) is a Chinese politician. He is serving as Vice-Chairperson of the National People's Congress Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee. He is the former Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu Province, and prior to that the provincial governor.[1]
Biography
Luo was born in Lingyuan, Liaoning Province, the son of Luo Wen, a major general in the People's Liberation Army. Luo joined the army in February 1968 and became a soldier in PLA's North Sea Fleet. He joined Communist Party of China in the next year. In September 1978 he moved to Beijing and became the secretary of Communist Youth League at Beijing Medical Radioactive Machine Factory. He entered China Youth Daily in 1980, and was later promoted to secretary general in that agency.
In September 1995, he was appointed as vice mayor of Nanjing, and was elevated to mayor in 2002. He became the Nanjing municipal party chief in 2003. In December 2007, he was promoted deputy party chief of Jiangsu. On 4 January 2008, he was elected as vice governor and acting governor of Jiangsu Province, and was duly confirmed as Governor by a session of the provincial People's Congress on 31 January 2008. Luo was named the Party Secretary of Jiangsu province in December 2010 following the retirement of Liang Baohua due to age. On July 2, 2016, Luo was appointed as Vice-Chairperson of the National People's Congress Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee.[2]
Luo Zhijun is a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee.
References
- ↑ "Biography of Luo Zhijun". Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ↑ "Top legislature concludes bi-monthly session". Xinhua. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
Government offices | ||
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Preceded by Liang Baohua |
Governor of Jiangsu 2008 – 2010 |
Succeeded by Li Xueyong |
Preceded by Wang Hongmin |
Mayor of Nanjing 2001 – 2003 |
Succeeded by Jiang Hongkun |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by Liang Baohua |
Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu 2010 – 2016 |
Succeeded by Li Qiang |
Preceded by Li Yuanchao |
Communist Party Secretary of Nanjing 2003 – 2008 |
Succeeded by Zhu Shanlu |