Sun Chunlan
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Sun Chunlan is a Chinese politician. She currently serves as the CCP
Secretary
of Fujian
, first-in-charge of the coastal province. She is the only female provincial party chief in China, and the second in PRC history.
, Hebei
. After graduating with a degree in mechanics from Anshan Industrial Technology Academy in Liaoning
, Sun worked at Anshan Clock Factory. There she rose from the shop floor to membership of the factory's CPC branch, which she joined in May 1973. She served as the party chief in Dalian
from 2001 to 2005, before being transferred to work in Beijing. She has been an alternate member of the 15th
and 16th
Central Committees of the Communist Party of China
, and a full member of the 17th Central Committee
. Ms Sun was named ACFTU Vice-Chair at the Third Session of the 14th ACFTU Executive Committee and First Secretary of the ACFTU Secretariat at the Eighth Session of the 14th ACFTU Presidium In December 2005.
named Sun party boss of Fujian Province, the first female to take such a high-level secretaryship since Wan Shaofen in the 1980s.
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
Secretary
Politics of Fujian
The Politics of Fujian Province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China....
of Fujian
Fujian
' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
, first-in-charge of the coastal province. She is the only female provincial party chief in China, and the second in PRC history.
Background
Sun was born in May 1950 in Raoyang CountyRaoyang County
Raoyang County is county of Hengshui, Hebei province, China .-Administrative Divisions:Towns:*Raoyang Town , Dayincun , Wusong Townships:...
, Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
. After graduating with a degree in mechanics from Anshan Industrial Technology Academy in Liaoning
Liaoning
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...
, Sun worked at Anshan Clock Factory. There she rose from the shop floor to membership of the factory's CPC branch, which she joined in May 1973. She served as the party chief in Dalian
Dalian
Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's...
from 2001 to 2005, before being transferred to work in Beijing. She has been an alternate member of the 15th
15th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
The 15th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was in session from 1997 to 2002. It held seven plenary sessions.It elected the 15th Politburo of the Communist Party of China in 1997.-Brief chronology:#1st Plenary Session...
and 16th
16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
The 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was in session from 2002 to 2007. It held seven plenary sessions.It elected the 16th Politburo of the Communist Party of China in 2002.-Brief chronology:#1st Plenary Session...
Central Committees of the Communist Party of China
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is the highest authority within the Communist Party of China. Its approximately 350 members and alternates are selected once every five years by the National Party Congress....
, and a full member of the 17th Central Committee
17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
The 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is in session from 2007 to 2012.It elected the 17th Politburo of the Communist Party of China in 2007.-Chronology:#1st Plenary Session#*Date: October 22, 2007#*Location: Beijing...
. Ms Sun was named ACFTU Vice-Chair at the Third Session of the 14th ACFTU Executive Committee and First Secretary of the ACFTU Secretariat at the Eighth Session of the 14th ACFTU Presidium In December 2005.
Provincial Secretary
In a December 2009 re-shuffle, CCP secretary-general Hu JintaoHu Jintao
Hu Jintao is the current Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China. He has held the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since 2002, President of the People's Republic of China since 2003, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2004, succeeding Jiang...
named Sun party boss of Fujian Province, the first female to take such a high-level secretaryship since Wan Shaofen in the 1980s.