Tang Yijun

Tang Yijun (Chinese: 唐一军; pinyin: Táng Yījūn; born March 1961) is a Chinese politician, and the current Minister of Justice. He formerly served as Governor of northeast China's Liaoning province. Prior to his transfer to Liaoning in October 2017, he spent his entire career in Zhejiang province. He was the mayor, then party chief of Ningbo.

Tang Yijun
唐一军
Minister of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 April 2020
Prime Minister	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Fu Zhenghua
Governor of Liaoning
In office October 2017 – April 2020
Preceded by	Chen Qiufa
Succeeded by	Liu Ning
Deputy Party Secretary of Zhejiang
In office May 2017 – October 2017
Preceded by	Yuan Jiajun
Succeeded by	Zheng Shanjie
Party Secretary of Ningbo
In office August 2016 – October 2017
Preceded by	Liu Qi
Succeeded by	Zheng Shanjie
Mayor of Ningbo
In office May 2016 – February 2017
Preceded by	Lu Ziyue
Succeeded by	Qiu Dongyao
Personal details
Born	March 1961 (age 59) Ju County, Shandong, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	Central Party School of the Communist Party of China
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	唐一軍
Simplified Chinese	唐一军
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Táng Yījūn

Biography

Tang is considered native to Ju County, Shandong, but spent most of his life in Zhejiang. He joined the workforce in July 1977, working for communes in Qingtian County, Yongkang County, and Lishui County, shortly after the death of Mao. Between 1980 and 1984, shortly after economic reforms began, Tang was a clerical worker at the Lishui party school; he was admitted to the Zhejiang party school in 1984, and was assigned work in the propaganda department of Zhejiang.

In October 1985, Tang joined the Communist Party of China. In 1991, Tang began working for the General Office of the Zhejiang party committee under Li Zemin. In July 1997, he became secretary-general of the Zhoushan party organization. In June 2002, he was named secretary-general of the Zhejiang Commission for Discipline Inspection. In June 2005, he was named deputy party chief and Discipline Inspection secretary of Ningbo. In February 2010, he became the chief of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Ningbo. In February 2011, he was named chairman of the Ningbo People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]

In May 2016, Tang was named mayor of Ningbo.[2] In August 2016, he became Communist Party Secretary of Ningbo and a member of the Zhejiang provincial party standing committee.[3] In May 2017, Tang was named deputy party chief of Zhejiang province. He served in the role for five months before being appointed as acting governor of Liaoning in October 2017.[4] On April 29, 2020, he was appointed Minister of Justice, replacing Fu Zhenghua.[5]

References

1. 中国领导干部资料库：唐一军. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved July 10, 2016.
2. 唐一军任宁波市代市长. ifeng.com (in Chinese). May 6, 2016.
3. 从宁波政协主席到代市长再到市委书记，唐一军罕见身挑三职. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-08-24.
4. 唐一军任浙江省委副书记(简历). ce.cn (in Chinese). May 3, 2017.
5. Zhong Yuhao (钟煜豪) (29 April 2020). 司法部新任部长唐一军已任部党组副书记，还身兼多职. thepaper.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 April 2020.