Zhu Lifan

Zhu Lifan was born in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province in December 1971. He began his career after graduating from Renmin University of China in 1993 with a degree in statistics. From 1993 to 1999, he held various positions in Kunshan's finance system, including roles in the local finance bureau, audit office, and township fiscal offices.^[3]

From 2001 to 2006, he served successively as Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary and vice mayor of Shipu Town, and later as mayor of Zhangpu Town and Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Jinxi Town. He then moved to higher-level government roles, serving as deputy mayor and later CCP committee member in Changshu, and held leadership positions in local economic development zones.^[4][5]

In 2012, Zhu was appointed Director of the Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Commerce, and subsequently served as Mayor and then Party Secretary of Zhangjiagang.^[6] Between 2018 and 2024, he held multiple leadership roles in Taizhou, including Deputy Party Secretary, Mayor, and Party Secretary.^[7][8]

In January 2024, Zhu was transferred to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region where he assumed the position of Vice Chairman of the People's Government and took charge of the region's financial affairs as Director of the Financial Office and Secretary of the Financial Work Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[9][10]

He is a representative to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, and has served as delegate to both Jiangsu and Xinjiang Provincial People's Congresses.^[9]