Yuan Jiajun

Yuan Jiajun
Yuan Jiajun
袁家军
	Yuan in 2019
Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 8 December 2022
Deputy	Hu Henghua (Mayor)
Preceded by	Chen Min'er
Communist Party Secretary of Zhejiang
	In office; 1 September 2020 – 7 December 2022
Deputy	Zheng Shanjie → Wang Hao (Governor)
Preceded by	Che Jun
Succeeded by	Yi Lianhong
Governor of Zhejiang
	In office; 28 April 2017 – 4 September 2020
Preceded by	Che Jun
Succeeded by	Zheng Shanjie
Personal details
Born	27 September 1962 (age 62); Tonghua, Jilin, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	袁家军
Traditional Chinese	袁家軍
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yuán Jiājūn

Yuan Jiajun (Chinese: 袁家军; born 27 September 1962) is a Chinese aerospace engineer and politician who is currently serving as the Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party.

Before his political career, Yuan was best known for his role as chief designer of the Shenzhou spacecraft, which carries Chinese taikonauts into space.

Early life and education

Yuan was born in Tonghua, Jilin. In September 1980, Yuan graduated from Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, majoring in aircraft design and applied mechanics. In July 1984 he joined the Ministry of Aerospace Industry. After graduation, he worked as a graduate research student. He studied abroad at the German Aerospace Center.

Aerospace career

Yuan returned to China in August 1990 to work for the "501 office". He ascended the ranks of the ministry steadily, taking on increasingly senior administrative roles. In April 2000, he was named commander of the Shenzhou crewed spaceflight program. Thereafter he gained a doctorate from his alma mater, now renamed Beihang University. Yuan became vice-president of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation in November 2007, and became involved in the Lunar Mission and the joint Chinese-Russian mission to explore Mars. Yuan has received numerous awards for his work in the Chinese Space Program.

Political career

He became involved in politics in 2012, joining the party standing committee in Ningxia, and becoming vice-chairman of Ningxia in 2013, and overseeing the operations of the Ningdong Energy and Chemical Operations Industry Base (宁东能源化工基地).

Yuan was an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of the 19th Central Committee.

Zhejiang

In August 2014, Yuan was named a party standing committee member of the prosperous coastal Zhejiang province, then assumed the post of executive vice governor.^[1] In November 2016, Yuan was named deputy party chief of Zhejiang and head of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Zhejiang.^[2] In April 2017, Yuan was appointed as acting governor of Zhejiang; he was confirmed on July 7.^[3]

On 31 August 2020, Yuan was appointed as the CPC Secretary of Zhejiang.^[4]

Chongqing

After the 20th Party Congress in October 2022, Yuan became a member of the CCP Politburo. On 8 December 2022, Yuan was appointed as the CPC Secretary of Chongqing, succeeding Chen Min'er.^[5]

References

^ "航天少帅"袁家军转任浙江省委常委、常务副省长. caixin.com. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
^ 袁家军不再担任浙江省副省长. thepaper. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
^ 袁家軍任浙江省副省長、代省長，此前擔任浙江省委副書記. thepaper. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
^ 辽宁浙江省委主要负责同志职务调整. Xinhua. 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
^ 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 Chen Min'er	Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing 2022–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Che Jun	Communist Party Secretary of Zhejiang 2020–2022	Succeeded by Yi Lianhong
Preceded by Wang Huizhong	Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the CCP Zhejiang Provincial Committee 2016–2017	Succeeded by Xu Jia'ai [zh]
Preceded by Wang Huizhong	Deputy Party Secretary of Zhejiang 2016–2017	Succeeded by Tang Yijun
Preceded by Zhao Xiaoping [zh]	Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base 2012–2014	Succeeded by Zhang Chaochao [zh]
Government offices
Preceded by Che Jun	Governor of Zhejiang 2017–2020	Succeeded by Zheng Shanjie
Preceded by Cai Qi	Executive Vice Governor of Zhejiang 2014–2016	Succeeded by Feng Fei
Preceded by Zhang Chaochao [zh]	Executive Vice Chairman of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 2013–2014	Succeeded by Liu Hui
Assembly seats
Preceded by Che Jun	Chairman of Zhejiang People's Congress 2020–2022	Succeeded by Yi Lianhong