Zhang Jifu

Zhang Jifu (Chinese: 张吉福; born September 1964) is a Chinese politician, and the Communist Party Secretary of Datong. He entered the workforce in September 1989, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in March 1985.

Zhang Jifu
张吉福
Communist Party Secretary of Datong
Incumbent
Assumed office July 2015
Preceded by	Feng Lixiang
Communist Party Secretary of Pinggu District
In office March 2013 – July 2015
Preceded by	Qiu Shuiping
Succeeded by	Jiang Fan
Head of Pinggu District
In office September 2010 – March 2013
Preceded by	Qiu Shuiping
Succeeded by	Jiang Fan
Personal details
Born	September 1964 (age 60) Tianjin, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Residence(s)	Datong, Shanxi
Alma mater	China Agricultural University Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Occupation	Politician
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	張吉福
Simplified Chinese	张吉福
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Jífú

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Before his career in Datong, Zhang served as the Party Secretary for the district of Pinggu in Beijing from 2013 to 2015.

Biography

Zhang was born and raised in Tianjin.

He graduated from the College of Agronomy and Biotechnology of China Agricultural University. After university, he was assigned to the Beijing Foreign Trade Import and Export Corporation and over a period of 9 years worked his way up to the position of manager. In March 2003 he became the deputy director of the Beijing Investment Promotion Bureau, rising to director three years later. In March 2010, he was named acting district head of Pinggu, replacing Qiu Shuiping (邱水平). He was promoted to Communist Party Secretary, the top political position in the district, in March 2013.

In July 2015 he was transferred to Datong, Shanxi, and appointed the Communist Party Secretary there. In November 2016, he was named a member of the provincial party standing committee.

He was a delegate to the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.