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Yuan Jiajun

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Yuan Jiajun
袁家军
Yuan in 2019
Party Secretary of Chongqing
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 December 2022
DeputyHu Henghua (Mayor)
Preceded byChen Min'er
Party Secretary of Zhejiang
In office
1 September 2020 – 7 December 2022
DeputyZheng Shanjie → Wang Hao (Governor)
Preceded byChe Jun
Succeeded byYi Lianhong
Governor of Zhejiang
In office
28 April 2017 – 4 September 2020
Preceded byChe Jun
Succeeded byZheng Shanjie
Personal details
Born (1962-09-27) 27 September 1962 (age 64)
Tonghua, Jilin, China
PartyChinese Communist Party
EducationBeijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese袁家军
Traditional Chinese袁家軍
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYuán Jiājūn

Yuan Jiajun (Chinese: 袁家军; born 27 September 1962) is a Chinese politician and aerospace engineer. He is the Party Secretary of Chongqing and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Before entering politics, Yuan was best known for his role as chief designer of the Shenzhou spacecraft, which carries Chinese taikonauts into space. He also served as the governor of Zhejiang from 2017 to 2020 and the Party Secretary of Zhejiang from 2020 to 2022.

Early life and education

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Yuan was born in Tonghua, Jilin in September 1962.[1] From 1980 to 1984, Yuan studied at Beijing Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, majoring in aircraft design and applied mechanics.[1] After graduating in July 1984, he joined the 501 Office of the Fifth Institute of the Ministry of Aerospace Industry, also known as the China Academy of Space Technology, as a researcher in aircraft design.[1] He later obtained a master's degree at institute.[2]

Aerospace career

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Yuan ascended the ranks and became the office's deputy director in August 1994. Less than a year in the position, he was promoted to assistant director of the Fifth Institute.[1]

At 33, Yuan was appointed by Qi Faren, then the institute's director, as the deputy commander of the Shenzhou 1 mission responsible for spacecraft systems, despite his background in satellites. He also oversaw the development of the construction of the Beijing Aerospace City.[2]

In April 2000, he was named commander of the Shenzhou crewed spaceflight program. During his command, Shenzhou spaceships were launched successfully. Until 2003, he headed the Shenzhou 2 to 5 missions.[3] Then, he gained a doctorate from his alma mater, now renamed Beihang University. Yuan became vice-president of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation in November 2007, and became involved in the Lunar Mission and the joint Chinese-Russian mission to explore Mars. Yuan has received numerous awards for his work in the Chinese Space Program.

Political career

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He became involved in politics in 2012, joining the party standing committee in Ningxia, and becoming vice chairman of Ningxia in 2013, and overseeing the operations of the Ningdong Energy and Chemical Operations Industry Base (宁东能源化工基地).[3]

Yuan was an alternate of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of the 19th Central Committee.

Zhejiang

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In August 2014, Yuan was named a party standing committee member of Zhejiang. He was then appointed executive vice-governor who is responsible for energy, policing, religious policy, taxation and national security.[3][4] He also became the contact person for the provincial People's Liberation Army and People's Armed Police.[3] In November 2016, Yuan was named deputy party chief of Zhejiang and head of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Zhejiang.[5] In April 2017, Yuan was appointed as acting governor of Zhejiang; he was confirmed on July 7.[6] In 2018, he headed an inquiry committee over public protests due to the results of English language test in Gaokao; the committee concluded in December that the Zhejiang Education Department made a "wrong policy decision", distorting many students' scores.[7]

On 31 August 2020, Yuan was appointed as the CCP Secretary of Zhejiang.[8] In December 2020, Yuan chaired a meeting of the Zhejiang Provincial CCP Standing Committee which discussed directives by the central CCP leadership to break up monopolies and control expansion of capital while "promoting healthy and regulated development of the platform economy".[9] In April 2021, Yuan chaired another meeting of the Standing Committee, which pledged to "supervise and guide" the platform economy, including Alibaba Group. It also pledged to "promote the health and regulated development" of the platform economy.[10]

Chongqing

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After the 20th Party Congress in October 2022, Yuan became a member of the CCP Politburo. On 8 December 2022, Yuan was appointed as the CCP Secretary of Chongqing, succeeding Chen Min'er.[11] Weeks later, he resigned as chairman of the Zhejiang People's Congress.[12]

He met with Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu in May 2023, where both cities pledged to increase cooperation in several areas.[13] In August 2023, Yuan met with members of US General Joseph Stilwell's family for the 140th anniversary of his birth, saying he hoped to take the visit as an opportunity to "better promote people-to-people exchanges between China and the United States and contribute to the development of China-US relations".[14]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Renwu jianli: Yuan Jiajun" 人物简历：袁家军 [Biography: Yuan Jiajun]. CCTV News (in Simplified Chinese). 2020-09-01. Archived from the original on 2025-07-09.
  2. 1 2 ""Yang Lan Fangtan Lu" zhuanfang Shenzhou Wuhao feichuan xitong zong zhihui" 《杨澜访谈录》专访神舟五号飞船系统总指挥 ["Yang Lan Conversations" interview Shenzhou 5 spacecraft systems commander] (in Simplified Chinese). 2003-10-15. Archived from the original on 2003-10-17.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Chen, Stephen (12 August 2014). "Rocket scientist becomes deputy governor of Zhejiang". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. ↑ ""Hangtian shaoshuai" Yuan Jiajun zhuanren Zhejiang shengwei changwei, changwu fu shengzhang" "航天少帅"袁家军转任浙江省委常委、常务副省长. Caixin. Archived from the original on 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
  5. ↑ 袁家军不再担任浙江省副省长. thepaper. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  6. ↑ 袁家軍任浙江省副省長、代省長，此前擔任浙江省委副書記. thepaper. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  7. ↑ Zhang, Phoebe (5 December 2018). "No marks for Chinese education bosses sacked after exam results public outcry". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  8. ↑ 辽宁浙江省委主要负责同志职务调整. Xinhua. 2020-09-01. Archived from the original on 2020-09-17. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  9. ↑ Feng, Coco; Zhou, Xin (29 December 2020). "Alibaba antitrust probe: home province vows to bring platform economy into 'new stage'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Hu, Minghe (15 April 2021). "China antitrust: Alibaba's home province vows to 'supervise and guide' the e-commerce giant to rectify violations". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  11. ↑ Lau, Mimi (8 December 2022). "Rocket scientist Yuan Jiajun named China's Communist Party chief for mega city Chongqing". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Yuan Jiajun ciqu Zhejiang sheng Renda Changwei Hui zhuren zhiwu" 袁家军辞去浙江省人大常委会主任职务 [Yuan Jiajun resigns as chairman of Zhejiang People's Congress]. 2022-12-23. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30.
  13. ↑ Ng, Kang-chung (11 May 2023). "Hong Kong, mainland China megacity Chongqing agree on closer cooperation in 11 areas including technology, finance and arts". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  14. ↑ Wang, Orange (10 August 2023). "China salutes WWII American general Joe Stilwell in personal push to improve US ties". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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