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Zhang Gaoli

張高麗　/　ちょう・こうれい

Politician from People's Republic of China

November 1, 1946 (age 79)　・　Jinjiang, People's Republic of China

politician
economist

My Take

Zhang Gaoli sits at a level of power most people never glimpse: first-ranking vice premier of China and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, the small group that effectively runs the country. What strikes me is how he embodies the quiet technocrat path, an economics background from Xiamen University, a long climb through provincial postings, then the very top. I tend to read figures like this less as personalities and more as institutions in human form, since so little of the private man is ever public. The award from Russia hints at the diplomatic weight the role carried. A reminder that influence often wears the plainest face.

Overview

Zhang Gaoli (Chinese: 张高丽; ; born November 1947) is a Chinese retired politician who served as the first-ranking vice premier of China between 2013 and 2018 and as the seventh-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) between 2012 and 2017.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Zhang Gaoli
Name (Japanese): 張高麗
Reading: ちょう・こうれい
Born: November 1, 1946 (age 79)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Dog
Origin: Jinjiang, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician / economist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Xiamen University

Awards & achievements

Order of Friendship
Order of the Republic

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E9%AB%98%E9%BA%97

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