Zhou Lan

Zhou Lan (; born December 1965) is a Chinese urban planner, academic, and politician. She currently serves as vice chairperson of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), chairperson of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Jiusan Society, president of the Jiangsu Institute of Socialism, and vice president of the Urban Planning Society of China. She is a senior urban planner at the researcher level and has been recognized for her contributions to urban planning, historic preservation, and housing development in China.

Biography Zhou was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, in December 1965. She studied urban planning at Tongji University, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1987 and a master's degree in 1990. She later obtained a Master of Science degree from University College London and earned a doctorate in engineering from Tsinghua University in 2010. Following graduation from Tongji University, Zhou joined the Nanjing Urban Planning and Design Institute in 1990, where she worked as a planner and later held leadership positions including deputy director. In 1998 she became assistant director of the Nanjing Municipal Planning Bureau and was promoted to deputy director in 1999.

In January 2003, Zhou was appointed director of the Nanjing Municipal Planning Bureau, becoming one of the leading figures in the city's urban development and heritage conservation efforts. In April 2008 she was appointed director of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Construction. Following the restructuring of provincial government agencies, she became director of the Jiangsu Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in July 2009 and served in that position for more than thirteen years.

During her tenure in provincial government, Zhou became known for her work in urban planning, historic city preservation, sustainable development, and housing policy. She also published research and professional works on urban planning, including Historical Cities: Active Preservation and Holistic Creation.

In January 2023, Zhou was elected vice chairperson of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. She continued concurrently as director of the Jiangsu Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development until May 2023. She subsequently focused on her responsibilities within the CPPCC and the Jiusan Society, serving as a member of the Standing Committee of the society's 13th, 14th, and 15th Central Committees.