Zhong Shan
| Zhong Shan | |
|---|---|
| 钟山 | |
| Minister of Commerce | |
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Assumed office February 2017 |
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| Premier | Li Keqiang |
| Preceded by | Gao Hucheng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1955 (age 61) Shangyu, Zhejiang |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
Zhong Shan (Chinese: ; born October 1955) is a Chinese politician and business executive. He is serving as the Commerce Minister of the People's Republic of China since February 2017.
Zhong Shan was born in Shangyu, Zhejiang, and he joined to work in 1972. His first work was Chief of Section of Zhejiang Textile Import & Export Corporation. In 1998, he was served as the Director of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Department of Zhejiang. He was served as the vice Governor of Zhejiang since 2003.
In 2008, he was appointed as the Vice Minister of Commerce. In March 2013, he was named China's International Trade Representative (minister-level). Considered a political ally of Xi Jinping, in February 2017, Zhong was appointed as the Minister of Commerce by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
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