Zhang Hanqing

Zhang Hanqing (, born in November 1931), born in Jieyang, Guangdong Province, is a Chinese politician. He served as deputy director of the standing committee of the Seventh and Eighth Guangdong Provincial People's Congress.

Biography In August 1949, Zhang Hanqing became a member of the Chinese New Democratic Youth League while still a student. In March 1950, he joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), assuming the roles of deputy committee secretary of the school youth league committee, member of the party branch, and chairman of the student union. That year, he was chosen chairman of the Jieyang County Student Union and deputy chairman of the Chaoshan Regional Student Union. In October 1950, he served as a student representative at the inaugural Guangdong Provincial People's Representative Conference.

In late 1951, Zhang was reassigned to Guangzhou to function as a cadre and youth league secretary within the Publicity Department of the South China Bureau of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. In 1952, he participated in land reform initiatives in northern Panyu County and subsequently engaged significantly in Party offices and the media sector. In 1955, he became a cadre and Party committee member in the CCP Guangdong Provincial Publicity Department and attended the Central Party School. In 1958, he assumed the role of editor at the provincial theoretical newspaper Shangyou ("Upstream").

In 1972, he was transferred to Nanfang Daily (Nanfang Ribao), where he occupied various pivotal positions, including head of the editing group, chief editor of the theory department, Party committee member, deputy director of the revolutionary committee, deputy Party secretary, and deputy editor-in-chief.

In December 1978, Zhang was designated Deputy Secretary-General of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party while simultaneously holding the positions of director of the Research Office and General Office. In June 1985, he assumed the role of Deputy Party Secretary of the Guangzhou local Party Committee, concurrently serving as president and council director of the local Party school. He was subsequently elected Chairman of the 7th Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the CPPCC and served as the secretary of its Party leadership group. From 1992, he held the position of vice chairman of the 7th and 8th standing committees of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress.