Zhang Zhinan

After graduating in July 1981, he became deputy sector chief of the Organization Department of Longyan Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Seven years later, he was elevated to head of the Publicity Department of Longyan Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, but having held the position for only three months. In December 1988, he was transferred to Shanghang County and appointed deputy Party chief. In September 1990, he was named acting magistrate of Shanghang County, replacing You Ziqing. He was installed as magistrate in March 1991. In February 1993, he was promoted to Party chief, the top political position in the county. He returned to Longyan in April 1995 and continued to work as head of the Publicity Department of Longyan Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Zhang went to Fuzhou, capital of Fujian, in March 1997 and served as deputy secretary and then secretary of Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League.

In February 1998, he was transferred to Sanming and appointed vice mayor.

Zhang returned to Fuzhou in May 2002 and served as deputy secretary general of Fujian Provincial Government. In 2005, he concurrently served as director and Party branch secretary of Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission. He was executive vice governor of Fujian in February 2013, and held that office until April 2020.^[3][4]

On April 12, 2020, he has been placed under investigation for serious violations of laws and regulations by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. He was removed from public office on April 26.^[5] On September 30, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party and dismissed from public office.^[6] On October 19, he was arrested for taking bribes and abuse of power.^[7]

On March 22, 2022, Zhang was sentenced to 14 years in prison for accepting bribes worth over 34.3 million yuan (about 5.4 million U.S. dollars) and abusing his power and was also fined 3 million yuan (about 471,000 U.S. dollars).^[8][9]