Zhang Jun (politician)

Zhang Jun
张军
Minister of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 February 2017
Premier	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Wu Aiying
Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2011
Secretary	He Guoqiang Wang Qishan
Personal details
Born	October 1956 Boxing County, Shandong, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	Jilin University, Renmin University of China, Wuhan University

Zhang Jun (simplified Chinese: 张军; traditional Chinese: 張軍; pinyin: Zhāng Jūn; born October 1956) is a Chinese politician and former judge, serving currently as the Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the country's top anti-corruption body, and the Minister of Justice. He formerly served as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China and Vice President of the Supreme People's Court.

Zhang was born in Boxing County, Shandong province, and joined the Communist Party of China in May 1974. He is a law graduate from Jilin University who attained his master's degree from Renmin University of China and his doctorate from Wuhan University.

Zhang joined the Changchun Municipal Propaganda department under the Communist Youth League of China in 1975. In 1978, with the restoration of state exams, he was able to join the Jilin University's Faculty of Law. He started working in the Supreme People's Court in 1985.

During his tenure in the Supreme People's Court, Zhang served as clerk of the criminal office, Deputy Director and later Director of the Criminal Department, Deputy Director of Research and other roles, receiver of special government allowances in 2000. In 2001, Zhang had briefly served as executive vice president of the Beijing Municipal Higher People's Court; and upon his return to the Supreme People's Court, he was promoted to vice president of the higher courts, membership in the Trial Committee and was made a judge.

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