Zhou Bin

Zhou was born in Taixing, Jiangsu, in October 1968. He studied environmental engineering at Southeast University from 1985 to 1989. Zhou began his career in municipal engineering and management roles in Changzhou, progressing from cadre positions at the municipal engineering maintenance department to technical and managerial roles in the drainage management department and municipal construction bureau.^[2] During this period, he earned a master's degree in engineering from Southeast University while completing in-service studies in architecture and civil engineering.^[3]

From 2007, Zhou held leadership positions in Changzhou's environmental protection and administrative sectors, serving as director of the Environmental Protection Bureau, party secretary, and later district-level leadership in Wujin and Xinbei districts.^[4] Between 2012 and 2015, he concurrently chaired the Wujin District People's Congress.^[5] In 2016, he became a member of the Changzhou Municipal Committee and continued district leadership roles in Xinbei and the Changzhou High-tech Industrial Development Zone.^[6][7]

In August 2021, Zhou was appointed Deputy Party Secretary and acting Mayor of Yancheng, later confirmed as Mayor in February 2022.^[8] In March 2023, he became Communist Party Secretary of Yancheng, concurrently serving as First Secretary of the Yancheng Military Subdistrict Party Committee.^[9] Zhou is a delegate to the 14th National People's Congress, a member of the 14th Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and has served as a representative in the 13th and 14th Jiangsu Provincial People's Congresses. He is also honorary president of the Yancheng Red Cross Society.^[10]