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'''Chen Min'er''' ({{zh|s=陈敏尔|p=Chén Mǐn'ěr}}; born 29 September 1960) is a Chinese politician and a member of the [[Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party]] who is serving as the [[Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary|Communist Party Secretary]] of [[Tianjin]].
'''Chen Min'er''' ({{zh|s=陈敏尔|p=Chén Mǐn'ěr}}; born 29 September 1960) is a Chinese politician, currently serving as the [[Communist Party Secretary]] of [[Chongqing]], an interior region governed as a municipality. Chen spent most of his career in his native [[Zhejiang]] province, serving as head of the provincial department of propaganda, and Vice Governor of Zhejiang. In 2013, he was transferred to [[Guizhou]] as governor, and in 2015 promoted to provincial [[Communist Party Secretary]].<ref name="chinavitae">{{cite web |url=http://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Chen_Miner |title=Chen Min'er |publisher=China Vitae |accessdate=2015-01-12}}</ref><ref name="xinhua">{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2012-12/28/c_124163796.htm |script-title=zh:陈敏尔简历 |trans-title=Biography of Chen Min'er |language=Chinese |publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency]] |accessdate=2013-02-12}}</ref> Chen was catapulted to prominence in 2017 in the aftermath of the ouster of Chongqing party chief [[Sun Zhengcai]], a move that made him well-positioned for further elevation.<ref name="nytime">{{cite news|last1=Buckley|first1=Chris|title=After Toiling in Rural China, Protégé of Xi Jinping Joins Party’s Top Tiers|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/world/asia/china-xi-jinping-successor-chen-miner.html|work=The New York Times|date=September 12, 2017}}</ref> Some commentators have tipped him as a future successor to [[Xi Jinping]] in 2022.<ref>https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/10/20/xi-jinping-has-quietly-chosen-his-own-successor/</ref>


Chen spent most of his career in his native [[Zhejiang]] province, serving as head of the provincial department of media, and Vice Governor of Zhejiang. In 2013, he was transferred to [[Guizhou]] as governor, and in 2015 promoted to provincial Communist Party Secretary. Chen was catapulted to prominence in 2017 in the aftermath of the ouster of Chongqing party secretary [[Sun Zhengcai]], a move that made him well-positioned for further elevation. He also became a Politburo member in October 2017. Chen was appointed as the Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin in December 2022.
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==Career==
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===Zhejiang===
Chen was born in September 1960 in [[Zhuji]], Zhejiang. From 1978 to 1981 Chen Min'er studied Chinese at Shaoxing Teacher's College (later merged into [[Shaoxing University]]) in Zhejiang. After college he worked in the Shaoxing government, rising through the ranks to become the county governor of [[Shaoxing County]] in 1991, and [[Communist Party Secretary]] (the top position in the county) in 1994. In 1997 Chen was transferred to the neighbouring city of [[Ningbo]] to become its Vice Mayor. In 1999 he was promoted to deputy party secretary Ningbo.<ref name="xinhua"/><ref name="chinavitae"/>


== Early life and education ==
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In December 1999 Chen was appointed the chief editor of ''Zhejiang Daily'', the official government newspaper of Zhejiang province, and in 2001 he became the Propaganda Chief of the Zhejiang Communist Party organization. In June 2002, Chen, then 42, earned a seat on the provincial [[Party Standing Committee]]. From May 2007 to January 2012 he was a Vice Governor of Zhejiang.<ref name="xinhua"/> During this period he worked under Zhejiang party secretary [[Xi Jinping]].<ref name="chinavitae"/>
Chen was born on 29 September 1960 in [[Zhuji]], Zhejiang. From 1978 to 1981 Chen Min'er studied Chinese at Shaoxing Normal College (later merged into [[Shaoxing University]]) in Zhejiang.<ref name="xinhua">{{cite web |script-title=zh:陈敏尔简历 |trans-title=Biography of Chen Min'er |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2012-12/28/c_124163796.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209151505/http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2012-12/28/c_124163796.htm |archive-date=2013-02-09 |access-date=2013-02-12 |publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency]] |language=zh}}</ref> From 1981 to 1982, he worked as a propaganda clerk in Shaoxing Normal College. He attended a course for instructors of political theory in Zhejiang Provincial Party School from 1982 to 1983.<ref name="Brookings Institution">{{cite web |date= |title=Chen Min’er 陈敏尔 |url=https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20thpartycongress_chen_min_er.pdf |access-date=25 September 2024 |publisher=[[Brookings Institution]]}}</ref>

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== Career ==

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=== Zhejiang ===
After college he worked in the Shaoxing government, first serving at the propaganda department of the Shaoxing Municipal Party Committee from 1984 to 1987.<ref name="Brookings Institution" /> From 1987 to 1989, he served as the head of the propaganda department, as well as a member of the Shaoxing County Party Standing Committee. He became the deputy head of the propaganda department of the Shaoxing Municipal Party Committee in 1989. He became the deputy party secretary of Shaoxing County in 1990, and also became the county governor in 1991; he further became the [[Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary|Communist Party Secretary]] (the top position in the county) in 1994. From 1995 to 1996, he participated in a full-time training program at the [[Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party|Central Party School]]. He became a member of the Standing Committee of the Shaoxing Municipal Party Committee in 1996.<ref name="Brookings Institution" />

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In 1997, Chen was transferred to the neighbouring city of [[Ningbo]] to become its vice mayor, also becoming a member of the city's Party Standing Committee. He became the executive vice mayor in 1998 In 1999 he was promoted to deputy party secretary Ningbo.<ref name="xinhua" /><ref name="chinavitae">{{cite web |title=Chen Min'er |url=http://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Chen_Miner |access-date=2015-01-12 |publisher=China Vitae}}</ref> In December 1999 Chen was appointed the chief editor of ''Zhejiang Daily'', the official government newspaper of Zhejiang province, and in 2001 he became the Propaganda Chief of the Zhejiang Communist Party Committee. In June 2002, Chen, then 42, earned a seat on the provincial [[Chinese Communist Party Provincial Standing Committee|Party Standing Committee]].<ref name="Brookings Institution" /> From May 2007 to January 2012 he was a Vice Governor of Zhejiang.<ref name="xinhua" /> During this period he worked under Zhejiang party secretary [[Xi Jinping]].<ref name="chinavitae"/>


===Guizhou===
===Guizhou===
In January 2012, Chen was transferred to the southwestern interior province of [[Guizhou]] to become its Deputy Party Secretary, and in December he was appointed Acting Governor of Guizhou, succeeding [[Zhao Kezhi]], who had been promoted to Communist Party Secretary. In January 2013 he was officially confirmed as governor by the Guizhou Provincial Congress.<ref name="xinhua"/><ref name="chinavitae"/>
In January 2012, Chen was transferred to the southwestern interior province of [[Guizhou]] to become its Deputy Party Secretary, and in December he was appointed Acting Governor of Guizhou, succeeding [[Zhao Kezhi]], who had been promoted to Communist Party Secretary. In January 2013 he was officially confirmed as governor by the Guizhou Provincial Congress.<ref name="xinhua"/><ref name="chinavitae"/>


In July 2015, Chen was promoted to Party Secretary of [[Guizhou]], becoming only the third provincial party-level chief born after the year 1960 (after [[Hu Chunhua]] and [[Sun Zhengcai]]). Due to the Communist Party's rigid age-based promotion system, it led to speculation that Chen may be destined for higher office.<ref name=diplomat>{{cite news|last1=Bo|first1=Zhiyue|title=Is This Man China's Next Leader?|url=http://thediplomat.com/2015/08/is-this-man-chinas-next-leader/|work=The Diplomat|date=August 3, 2015}}</ref> After taking charge as party secretary, Chen enthusiastically advanced the policies of General secretary [[Xi Jinping]], such as the "[[Three Stricts and Three Honests]]" education campaign. Chen also led an initiative to set up formal discussions (''yuetan'') over alleged wrongdoing by officials in the province, personally taking charge of the most serious cases. In an interview with the media organs of the [[Central Commission for Discipline Inspection]], Chen repeated the slogan "power must be restricted in the cage of institutions, and power should be exercised in sunshine," (i.e., transparently and openly). Chen set up over 1,400 working committees in neighbourhoods and rural areas in the province to oversee complaints over routine government services.<ref name=yuetan>{{cite news|title=贵州干部约谈将常态化|url=http://china.caixin.com/2015-09-11/100848984.html|work=Caixin|date=September 11, 2015}}</ref>
In July 2015, Chen was promoted to Party Secretary of Guizhou, becoming only the fourth provincial party-level secretary born after the year 1960 (after [[Hu Chunhua]], [[Zhou Qiang]], and [[Sun Zhengcai]]). Due to the Communist Party's rigid age-based promotion system, it led to speculation that Chen may be destined for higher office.<ref name=diplomat>{{cite news|last1=Bo|first1=Zhiyue|title=Is This Man China's Next Leader?|url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/08/is-this-man-chinas-next-leader/|work=The Diplomat|date=August 3, 2015}}</ref> After taking charge as party secretary, Chen enthusiastically advanced the policies of CCP General secretary Xi Jinping, such as the "[[Three Stricts and Three Honests]]" education campaign. Chen also led an initiative to set up formal discussions (''yuetan'') over alleged wrongdoing by officials in the province, personally taking charge of the most serious cases. In an interview with the media organs of the [[Central Commission for Discipline Inspection]], Chen repeated the slogan "power must be restricted in the cage of institutions, and power should be exercised in sunshine," (i.e., transparently and openly). Chen set up over 1,400 working committees in neighbourhoods and rural areas in the province to oversee complaints over routine government services.<ref name=yuetan>{{cite news|title=贵州干部约谈将常态化|url=http://china.caixin.com/2015-09-11/100848984.html|work=Caixin|date=September 11, 2015}}</ref>


In Guizhou, Chen instituted a program of poverty reduction and invested heavily in making Guizhou a center of innovation for [[big data]].<ref name="Reut">{{cite news|title=Xi confidant and rising Chinese political star promoted|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-idUSKBN1A200J|agency=Reuters|date=July 13, 2017}}</ref>
In Guizhou, Chen instituted a program of poverty reduction and invested heavily in making Guizhou a center of innovation for [[big data]].<ref name="Reut">{{cite news|title=Xi confidant and rising Chinese political star promoted|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-idUSKBN1A001G |first1=Adam |last1=Jourdan |first2=Philip |last2=Wen |work=Reuters |date=July 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214211335/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-idUSKBN1A001G |archive-date=2020-12-14 |url-status=live}}</ref>


===Chongqing===
===Chongqing===
In July 2017, Chen was appointed as the Communist Party Secretary of [[Chongqing]] municipality, replacing [[Sun Zhengcai]]. As Chen assumed leadership over one of the four [[direct-controlled municipalities]], the move assured him a seat in the [[Politburo of the Communist Party of China|Politburo]] (decision-making body) at the [[19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China|19th Party Congress]].<ref>[http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2017-07-15/doc-ifyiakur8953034.shtml 孙政才不再兼任重庆市委书记 陈敏尔担任]</ref>
In July 2017, Chen was appointed as the Communist Party Secretary of [[Chongqing]] municipality, replacing Sun Zhengcai. As Chen assumed leadership over one of the four [[direct-controlled municipalities]], the move assured him a seat in the [[Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party|CCP Politburo]] (decision-making body) at the [[19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party|19th CCP Party Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2017-07-15/doc-ifyiakur8953034.shtml |title=孙政才不再兼任重庆市委书记 陈敏尔担任 |website=news.sina.com |date=15 July 2017 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715041110/http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2017-07-15/doc-ifyiakur8953034.shtml |archive-date=2017-07-15 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="nytime">{{cite news |last1=Buckley |first1=Chris |date=September 12, 2017 |title=After Toiling in Rural China, Protégé of Xi Jinping Joins Party's Top Tiers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/world/asia/china-xi-jinping-successor-chen-miner.html |work=The New York Times}}</ref>

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Chen was an alternate member of the [[17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party|17th Central Committee]] and a full member of the [[18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party]].<ref name="xinhua"/><ref name="chinavitae"/> Chen has been portrayed by overseas media as an associate of CCP leader Xi Jinping, and has been named as part of the "[[New Zhijiang Army]]".<ref name=diplomat/>

=== Tianjin ===
Chen was reappointed to the Politburo after the [[20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party|20th CCP Party Congress]] in October 2022. He was appointed as the Communist Party Secretary of [[Tianjin]] in December 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lau |first=Mimi |date=8 December 2022 |title=Rocket scientist Yuan Jiajun named China’s Communist Party chief for mega city Chongqing |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3202482/rocket-scientist-yuan-jiajun-named-chinas-communist-party-chief-mega-city-chongqing |access-date=25 September 2024 |work=[[South China Morning Post]]}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
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Chen was an alternate member of the [[17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China|17th Central Committee]] and a full member of the [[18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China]].<ref name="xinhua"/><ref name="chinavitae"/> Chen has been portrayed by overseas media as an associate of Xi Jinping, and has been named as part of the "[[New Zhijiang Army]]".<ref name=diplomat/>
Chen Min'er has a daughter, who is married to the son of [[Si Xinliang]].<ref name="Brookings Institution" />


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Latest revision as of 22:30, 25 September 2024

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Min'er
陈敏尔
Chen in 2020
Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 December 2022
DeputyZhang Gong (mayor)
General secretaryXi Jinping
Preceded byLi Hongzhong
Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing
In office
15 July 2017 – 8 December 2022
DeputyZhang Guoqing
Tang Liangzhi
Hu Henghua (mayor)
General secretaryXi Jinping
Preceded bySun Zhengcai
Succeeded byYuan Jiajun
Communist Party Secretary of Guizhou
In office
31 July 2015 – 15 July 2017
DeputySun Zhigang (Governor)
Chen Yiqin (party affairs)
General secretaryXi Jinping
Preceded byZhao Kezhi
Succeeded bySun Zhigang
Governor of Guizhou
In office
28 December 2012 – 16 October 2015
Preceded byZhao Kezhi
Succeeded bySun Zhigang
Personal details
Born (1960-09-29) 29 September 1960 (age 64)
Zhuji, Zhejiang, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materShaoxing University
Chen Min'er
"Chen Min'er" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese陈敏尔
Traditional Chinese陳敏爾
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Mǐn'ěr
IPA[ʈʂʰə̌n mìn.àɚ]
Wu
SuzhouneseZén Mìn-nzî
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChàhn Máhn-yíh
JyutpingCan4 Man5-ji5
IPA[tsʰɐn˩ mɐn˩˧.ji˩˧]
Southern Min
Tâi-lôTân Bín-nī

Chen Min'er (Chinese: 陈敏尔; pinyin: Chén Mǐn'ěr; born 29 September 1960) is a Chinese politician and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party who is serving as the Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin.

Chen spent most of his career in his native Zhejiang province, serving as head of the provincial department of media, and Vice Governor of Zhejiang. In 2013, he was transferred to Guizhou as governor, and in 2015 promoted to provincial Communist Party Secretary. Chen was catapulted to prominence in 2017 in the aftermath of the ouster of Chongqing party secretary Sun Zhengcai, a move that made him well-positioned for further elevation. He also became a Politburo member in October 2017. Chen was appointed as the Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin in December 2022.

Early life and education

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Chen was born on 29 September 1960 in Zhuji, Zhejiang. From 1978 to 1981 Chen Min'er studied Chinese at Shaoxing Normal College (later merged into Shaoxing University) in Zhejiang.[1] From 1981 to 1982, he worked as a propaganda clerk in Shaoxing Normal College. He attended a course for instructors of political theory in Zhejiang Provincial Party School from 1982 to 1983.[2]

Career

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Zhejiang

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After college he worked in the Shaoxing government, first serving at the propaganda department of the Shaoxing Municipal Party Committee from 1984 to 1987.[2] From 1987 to 1989, he served as the head of the propaganda department, as well as a member of the Shaoxing County Party Standing Committee. He became the deputy head of the propaganda department of the Shaoxing Municipal Party Committee in 1989. He became the deputy party secretary of Shaoxing County in 1990, and also became the county governor in 1991; he further became the Communist Party Secretary (the top position in the county) in 1994. From 1995 to 1996, he participated in a full-time training program at the Central Party School. He became a member of the Standing Committee of the Shaoxing Municipal Party Committee in 1996.[2]

In 1997, Chen was transferred to the neighbouring city of Ningbo to become its vice mayor, also becoming a member of the city's Party Standing Committee. He became the executive vice mayor in 1998 In 1999 he was promoted to deputy party secretary Ningbo.[1][3] In December 1999 Chen was appointed the chief editor of Zhejiang Daily, the official government newspaper of Zhejiang province, and in 2001 he became the Propaganda Chief of the Zhejiang Communist Party Committee. In June 2002, Chen, then 42, earned a seat on the provincial Party Standing Committee.[2] From May 2007 to January 2012 he was a Vice Governor of Zhejiang.[1] During this period he worked under Zhejiang party secretary Xi Jinping.[3]

Guizhou

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In January 2012, Chen was transferred to the southwestern interior province of Guizhou to become its Deputy Party Secretary, and in December he was appointed Acting Governor of Guizhou, succeeding Zhao Kezhi, who had been promoted to Communist Party Secretary. In January 2013 he was officially confirmed as governor by the Guizhou Provincial Congress.[1][3]

In July 2015, Chen was promoted to Party Secretary of Guizhou, becoming only the fourth provincial party-level secretary born after the year 1960 (after Hu Chunhua, Zhou Qiang, and Sun Zhengcai). Due to the Communist Party's rigid age-based promotion system, it led to speculation that Chen may be destined for higher office.[4] After taking charge as party secretary, Chen enthusiastically advanced the policies of CCP General secretary Xi Jinping, such as the "Three Stricts and Three Honests" education campaign. Chen also led an initiative to set up formal discussions (yuetan) over alleged wrongdoing by officials in the province, personally taking charge of the most serious cases. In an interview with the media organs of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Chen repeated the slogan "power must be restricted in the cage of institutions, and power should be exercised in sunshine," (i.e., transparently and openly). Chen set up over 1,400 working committees in neighbourhoods and rural areas in the province to oversee complaints over routine government services.[5]

In Guizhou, Chen instituted a program of poverty reduction and invested heavily in making Guizhou a center of innovation for big data.[6]

Chongqing

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In July 2017, Chen was appointed as the Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing municipality, replacing Sun Zhengcai. As Chen assumed leadership over one of the four direct-controlled municipalities, the move assured him a seat in the CCP Politburo (decision-making body) at the 19th CCP Party Congress.[7][8]

Chen was an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee and a full member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][3] Chen has been portrayed by overseas media as an associate of CCP leader Xi Jinping, and has been named as part of the "New Zhijiang Army".[4]

Tianjin

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Chen was reappointed to the Politburo after the 20th CCP Party Congress in October 2022. He was appointed as the Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin in December 2022.[9]

Personal life

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Chen Min'er has a daughter, who is married to the son of Si Xinliang.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 陈敏尔简历 [Biography of Chen Min'er] (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Chen Min'er 陈敏尔" (PDF). Brookings Institution. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Chen Min'er". China Vitae. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
  4. ^ a b Bo, Zhiyue (August 3, 2015). "Is This Man China's Next Leader?". The Diplomat.
  5. ^ "贵州干部约谈将常态化". Caixin. September 11, 2015.
  6. ^ Jourdan, Adam; Wen, Philip (July 13, 2017). "Xi confidant and rising Chinese political star promoted". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2020-12-14.
  7. ^ "孙政才不再兼任重庆市委书记 陈敏尔担任". news.sina.com (in Chinese). 15 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-15.
  8. ^ Buckley, Chris (September 12, 2017). "After Toiling in Rural China, Protégé of Xi Jinping Joins Party's Top Tiers". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Lau, Mimi (8 December 2022). "Rocket scientist Yuan Jiajun named China's Communist Party chief for mega city Chongqing". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin
2022– 		Incumbent
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing
2017–2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Guizhou
2015–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Head of the Propaganda Department of the CCP Zhejiang Provincial Committee
2001–2007 		Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Guizhou
2012–2015 		Succeeded by
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