Chen Min'er
Chen Min'er | |
|---|---|
| 陈敏尔 | |
| Communist Party Secretary of Guizhou Province | |
| Assumed office July 2015 | |
| Deputy | Chen Yiqin |
| Preceded by | Zhao Kezhi |
| Governor of Guizhou Province | |
| Assumed office December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Zhao Kezhi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1960 (age 64) |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | Shaoxing University |
Chen Min'er (Chinese: 陈敏尔; born September 1960) is a Chinese politician, currently serving as the Communist Party Secretary and Governor of Guizhou province. Chen spent most of his career in his native Zhejiang province, serving as Vice Governor of Zhejiang prior to his transfer to Guizhou.[1][2]
Career
Zhejiang
Chen was born in September 1960 in of Zhuji, Zhejiang. From 1978 to 1981 Chen Min'er studied Chinese at Shaoxing Teacher's College (now part of Shaoxing University) in Zhejiang. After college he worked in the Shaoxing government, rising through the ranks to become Mayor of Shaoxing County in 1991 and Communist Party Chief in 1994. In 1997 Chen was transferred to the neighbouring city of Ningbo to be its Vice Mayor. In 1999 he was promoted to Deputy Party Chief of Ningbo.[1][2]
In December 1999 Chen was appointed the head of Zhejiang Daily, the official government newspaper of Zhejiang province, and in 2001 he became the Propaganda Chief of Zhejiang. 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.[1] During this period he worked under Zhejiang party chief Xi Jinping.[2]
Guizhou
In January 2012 Chen was transferred to the southwestern province of Guizhou to become its Deputy Communist Party Chief, and in December he was appointed Acting Governor of Guizhou, succeeding Zhao Kezhi who had been promoted to Communist Party Chief. In January 2013 he was officially confirmed as Governor by the Guizhou Provincial Congress.[1][2]
Chen was an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee and is a full member of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.[1][2] Chen has been portrayed by overseas media as an associate of Xi Jinping, and has been named as part of the "New Zhijiang Army". In July 2015, Chen was promoted to Party Secretary of Guizhou, confirming that he may be destined for higher office.[3]
.jpg)
