Fang Zhizhuo

Fang Zhizhuo (; born March 1944) is a former Chinese politician who served as Mayor of Zhenjiang and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress. He was also a delegate to the 8th National People's Congress.

Biography Fang was born in March 1944 in Zhenhai, Zhejiang Province. After graduating from the Department of Chemistry at Fudan University in August 1966, he was assigned to work at the Tongshan Molybdenum-Copper Mine in Jurong. During his early career there, he successively held positions as chemical analyst, group leader, workshop director, head of the production technology division, and deputy mine director.

In December 1980, Fang was elected vice chairman of the Jurong County Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). He later became Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the Tongshan Molybdenum-Copper Mine in February 1983. In March 1984, he was appointed county magistrate and deputy Party Secretary of Jurong County. Fang was elected Vice Mayor of Zhenjiang in March 1985. In December 1989, he was promoted to the Standing Committee of the Zhenjiang Municipal Party Committee and concurrently served as Executive Vice Mayor. In March 1992, he became Deputy Party Secretary of Zhenjiang and acting Mayor. The following year, in March 1993, he was formally elected Mayor of Zhenjiang and continued to serve as Deputy Party Secretary. He was also elected as a deputy to the 8th National People's Congress.

In February 2001, Fang was elected Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress.