Chen Min'er

Chen Min'er (; born 29 September 1960) is a Chinese politician and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party who is serving as the Party Secretary of Tianjin.

Chen spent most of his career in his native Zhejiang province, serving as head of the provincial department of media, and Vice Governor of Zhejiang. In 2013, he was transferred to Guizhou as governor, and in 2015 promoted to provincial Party Secretary. Chen was catapulted to prominence in 2017 in the aftermath of the ouster of Chongqing party secretary Sun Zhengcai, a move that made him well-positioned for further elevation. He also became a Politburo member in October 2017. Chen was appointed as the Party Secretary of Tianjin in December 2022.

Early life and education Chen was born on 29 September 1960 in Zhuji, Zhejiang. From 1978 to 1981 Chen Min'er studied Chinese at Shaoxing Normal College (later merged into Shaoxing University) in Zhejiang. From 1981 to 1982, he worked as a propaganda clerk in Shaoxing Normal College. He attended a course for instructors of political theory in Zhejiang Provincial Party School from 1982 to 1983.

Career

Zhejiang After college he worked in the Shaoxing government, first serving at the Publicity Department of the Shaoxing Municipal Party Committee from 1984 to 1987. In December 1999 Chen was appointed the chief editor of Zhejiang Daily, the official government newspaper of Zhejiang province, and in 2001 he became the Propaganda Chief of the Zhejiang Communist Party Committee. In June 2002, Chen, then 42, earned a seat on the provincial Party Standing Committee.

Guizhou

In January 2012, Chen was transferred to the southwestern interior province of Guizhou to become its Deputy Party Secretary, and in December he was appointed Acting Governor of Guizhou, succeeding Zhao Kezhi, who had been promoted to Party Secretary. In January 2013 he was officially confirmed as governor by the Guizhou Provincial Congress. Chen later added a third aspect of the strategy, "Big Ecology", to emphasise that development goals should also be pursued with careful consideration to environmental impacts.

Chongqing In July 2017, Chen was appointed as the Party Secretary of Chongqing municipality, replacing Sun Zhengcai. As Chen assumed leadership over one of the four direct-controlled municipalities, the move assured him a seat in the CCP Politburo (decision-making body) at the 19th CCP Party Congress.

Chen was an alternate of the 17th Central Committee and a full member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Chen has been portrayed by overseas media as an associate of CCP leader Xi Jinping, and has been named as part of the "New Zhijiang Army".

Personal life Chen Min'er has a daughter, who is married to the son of Si Xinliang.