Zhang Yongze

Zhang Yongze
Zhang Yongze
张永泽
Vice Chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region
	In office; May 2017 – January 2022
	Che Dalha; Yan Jinhai
Preceded by	Fang Lingmin [zh]
Communist Party Secretary of Shannan
	In office; June 2015 – May 2017
Deputy	Pubu Dunzhu [zh] (mayor)
Preceded by	Qimei Renzeng [zh]
Succeeded by	Xu Chengcang [zh]
Mayor of Shannan
	In office; April 2012 – June 2015
Party Secretary	Qimei Renzeng [zh]
Preceded by	Zhao Xianzhong
Succeeded by	Pubu Dunzhu [zh]
Personal details
Born	March 1969 (age 55); Qiubei County, Yunnan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1997–2022; expelled)
Alma mater	Chengdu University of Science and Technology; Sichuan Union University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	张永泽
Traditional Chinese	張永澤
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhāng Yǒngzé

Zhang Yongze (Chinese: 张永泽; born March 1969) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in January 2022. Previously he served as vice chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region and before that, mayor and party secretary of Shannan.^[1]

Biography

Zhang was born in Qiubei County, Yunnan, in March 1969. In 1987, he was admitted to Chengdu University of Science and Technology, majoring in terrestrial hydrology. He began graduate work at Chengdu University of Science and Technology in 1991 and then Sichuan Union University in 1994. After graduating in 1997, he was assigned to the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences.

Zhang joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in March 1997, and got involved in politics in June 1998, and was appointed deputy director of Environmental Protection Bureau of Tibet Autonomous Region, and five years later, he was promoted to the director position. He became mayor of Shannan, in April 2012, and then party secretary, the top political position in the city, beginning in June 2015.^[2] In May 2017, he took office as vice chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region, succeeding Fang Lingmin [zh].^[3]

Downfall

On 8 January 2022, Zhang had been placed under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.^[4] On July 7, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office.^[5]

References

^ "Vice chairman of Tibet regional government under probe". xinhuanet.com. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ Shi Lanlan (石兰兰) (23 May 2016). 西藏山南市选出新一届市委常委张永泽当选市委书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (18 May 2017). 张永泽任西藏自治区政府副主席房灵敏不再担任副主席、秘书长. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ 2022年“首虎”，张永泽落马、王滨被查. sina (in Chinese). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ Cui, Jia (7 July 2022). "Former Tibet official expelled from Party". Chinadaily.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

Government offices
Preceded by Zhao Xianzhong (赵宪忠)	Mayor of Shannan 2012–2015	Succeeded by Pubu Dunzhu [zh]
Preceded by Fang Lingmin [zh]	Vice Chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region 2017–2022	Succeeded by TBA
Party political offices
Preceded by Qimei Renzeng [zh]	Communist Party Secretary of Shannan 2015–2017	Succeeded by Xu Chengcang [zh]