Zhao Long | |||||||
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赵龙 | |||||||
 Zhao in 2021 | |||||||
| Governor of Fujian | |||||||
| Assumed office 22 October 2021 | |||||||
| Party Secretary | Yin Li Zhou Zuyi | ||||||
| Preceded by | Wang Ning | ||||||
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| Born | September 1967 (age 57) Panjin,Liaoning, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Renmin University of China Beijing University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵龙 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 趙龍 | ||||||
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Zhao Long (Chinese:赵龙; born September 1967) is a Chinese politician who is the currentgovernor of Fujian, in office since 22 October 2021.
Zhao was born inPanjin,Liaoning, in September 1967. He joined theChinese Communist Party in December 1988. After graduating from theRenmin University of China in 1989, he was despatched to the National Land Administration, which was reshuffled as theMinistry of Land and Resources in 1998 andMinistry of Natural Resources in 2018. He moved up the ranks to become vice minister in June 2016, a position at vice-ministerial level.[1]
In July 2020, he was appointed vice governor of southeast China's Fujian province and was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.In January 2021, he took office as party secretary ofXiamen, replacingHu Changsheng, who was promoted togovernor of Heilongjiang.[2]On 22 October, he rose to becomethe acting governor of Fujian, becoming the youngest head of provincial administrative region government in China.[3] On 25 January 2022, he was elected as the governor of Fujian.[4]
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| Preceded by | Executive Vice Governor of Fujian 2020–2021 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of Fujian 2021–present | Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Communist Party Secretary ofXiamen 2021 | Succeeded by |