Yuan Jiajun | |||||||
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| 袁家军 | |||||||
 Yuan in 2019 | |||||||
| Party Secretary of Chongqing | |||||||
| Assumed office 8 December 2022 | |||||||
| Deputy | Hu Henghua (Mayor) | ||||||
| Preceded by | Chen Min'er | ||||||
| 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 | (1962-09-27)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 | ||||||
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Yuan Jiajun (Chinese:袁家军; born 27 September 1962) is a Chineseaerospace engineer and politician who is currently serving as theParty Secretary of Chongqing and a member of thePolitburo of the Chinese Communist Party.
Before his political career, Yuan was best known for his role as chief designer of theShenzhou spacecraft, which carries Chinesetaikonauts into space. He also served as thegovernor of Zhejiang from 2017 to 2020 and the Party Secretary of Zhejiang from 2020 to 2022.
Yuan was born inTonghua,Jilin. In September 1980, Yuan graduated fromBeijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, majoring in aircraft design and applied mechanics. In July 1984 he joined theMinistry of Aerospace Industry. After graduation, he worked as a graduate research student. He studied abroad at theGerman Aerospace Center.
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. During his command, Shenzhou spaceships were launched successfully. Until 2003, he headed the Shenzhou projects 2 to 5.[1] Thereafter he gained a doctorate from his alma mater, now renamedBeihang University. Yuan became vice-president of theChina 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.
He became involved in politics in 2012, joining theparty standing committee inNingxia, 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).[1]
Yuan was an alternate member of the17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of the19th Central Committee.
In August 2014, Yuan was named a party standing committee member of the prosperous coastalZhejiang province, then assumed the post of executive vice governor, in charge of police, religion, tax collection and national security.[1][2] He also became the contact person for the provincialPeople's Liberation Army andPeople's Armed Police.[1] In November 2016, Yuan was named deputy party chief of Zhejiang and head of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Zhejiang.[3] In April 2017, Yuan was appointed as acting governor of Zhejiang; he was confirmed on July 7.[4] In 2018, he headed an inquiry committee over public protests due to the results of English language test inGaokao; the committee concluded in December that the Zhejiang Education Department made a "wrong policy decision", distorting many students' scores.[5]
On 31 August 2020, Yuan was appointed as the CCP Secretary of Zhejiang.[6] In December 2020, Yuan chaired a meeting of the Zhejiang Provincial CCP Standing Committee which discussed directives by the central CCP leadership to break up monopolies and control expansion of capital while "promoting healthy and regulated development of the platform economy".[7] In April 2021, Yuan chaired another meeting of the Standing Committee, which pledged to "supervise and guide" the platform economy, includingAlibaba Group. It also pledged to "promote the health and regulated development" of the platform economy.[8]
After the20th Party Congress in October 2022, Yuan became a member of theCCP Politburo. On 8 December 2022, Yuan was appointed as the CCP Secretary of Chongqing, succeedingChen Min'er.[9]
He met with Hong Kong Chief ExecutiveJohn Lee Ka-chiu in May 2023, where both cities pledged to increase cooperation in several areas.[10] In August 2023, Yuan met with members of US GeneralJoseph Stilwell's family for the 140th anniversary of his birth, saying he hoped to take the visit as an opportunity to "better promote people-to-people exchanges between China and the United States and contribute to the development ofChina-US relations".[11]
| Party political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Party Secretary of Chongqing 2022–present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Party Secretary of Zhejiang 2020–2022 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the CCP Zhejiang Provincial Committee 2016–2017 | Succeeded by |
| Deputy Party Secretary ofZhejiang 2016–2017 | Succeeded by | |
| Preceded by | Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base 2012–2014 | Succeeded by |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by | Governor of Zhejiang 2017–2020 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Executive Vice Governor of Zhejiang 2014–2016 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Executive Vice Chairman of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 2013–2014 | Succeeded by |
| Assembly seats | ||
| Preceded by | Chairman of Zhejiang People's Congress 2020–2022 | Succeeded by |
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