Zhang Shougong

Zhang was born in Huaiyuan County, Anhui, on 1 July 1957.^[1] He holds a bachelor's degree from Anhui Agricultural University, and master's and doctor's degrees from Beijing Forestry University, all in forestry.^[1]

He was dispatched to the Chinese Academy of Forestry in 1990, becoming vice president in 1997 and president in 2008. On 24 February 2018, he became a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.^[2] In March 2018, he was appointed vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee.^{[citation needed]}

He was a delegate of the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.^{[citation needed]}

• 2001 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)^[3]
• 2002 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)^[3]
• 2010 State Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class)^[3]
• 27 November 2017 Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)^[4]