Gan Zangchun

Gan Zangchun was born in Qichun, Hubei Province, in November 1958. After graduating from high school in 1974, he returned to his hometown to engage in agricultural labor. In April 1977, he began working at the Qichun County hemp textile factory. From 1978 to 1982, he studied law at Hubei College of Finance and Economics (now Zhongnan University of Economics and Law). He subsequently pursued postgraduate studies in constitutional law at the Department of Law at Peking University, earning a Master of Laws degree.^[2][3]

In September 1984, Gan remained at Peking University as a lecturer, teaching and conducting research in constitutional law until 1989. During this period, he published several academic papers in major university journals, including works on constitutional interpretation, the role of the Constitution in reform, and constitutional aspects of China's political system. In January 1989, Gan entered government service, working in the State Commission for Restructuring the Economy. He held positions as staff member, deputy division chief, and division chief in the Comprehensive Planning and Pilot Reform Department and in the General Office. Between August 1994 and May 1995, he served on temporary assignment as Assistant Mayor of Yichang, Hubei.^[4]

Beginning in 1995, Gan held a series of leadership posts in land administration, serving as Deputy Director General and subsequently Director General of the Policy, Regulation and Supervision Department of the former National Land Administration. In July 1998, he became Director General of the Policy and Regulation Department of the newly established Ministry of Land and Resources. From 2001 to 2003, he was assigned to the Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang as a member of the Party Standing Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Government Party Leadership Group, and Vice Governor.^[5]

In August 2006, Gan was appointed a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Land and Resources, and in September 2006 he became full-time Deputy Chief Land Inspector.^[5] In February 2012, he was named a member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Director of the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council.^[6] In December 2012, he also served as Secretary of the Party Committee of the agency. From March 2018 to January 2019, Gan served as a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Justice.^[7][8]