Zhang Chengzhong

Zhang Chengzhong was born in Gaizhou, Liaoning, in October 1970.^[1] He began his career in China's state-owned enterprises in the petroleum and petrochemical sector, where he held various technical and managerial roles.^[1] He later transitioned into public service and worked in multiple local government roles in Liaoning, eventually serving as the Communist party secretary of Panjin.^[1]

Zhang subsequently rose to provincial leadership, serving as secretary-general of the CCP Liaoning Provincial Committee, where he was the main aide to party secretaries Zhang Guoqing and Hao Peng.^[1] In July 2023, he was rotated to the CCP Hebei Provincial Committee, serving as executive vice governor of the province and then party secretary of Tangshan.^[2][3][4]

In March 2026, he was appointed Communist party secretary of the Ministry of Emergency Management, succeeding Wang Xiangxi, who had fallen from grace at the beginning of 2026.^[5] On April 30, he was appointed Minister of Emergency Management.