Zhang Bojun (politician, born 1956)

Zhang Bojun (; born December 1956) is a Chinese physicist, educator, and politician. A native of Fuyu, Jilin, he began working in December 1973 and joined the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (RCCK) in December 2011. He is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and serves as deputy director of its Foreign Affairs Committee. He also serves as Vice President of the Central Institute of Socialism at the vice-ministerial level.

Biography

Zhang Bojun received his undergraduate education in physics at Jilin Normal University, graduating in July 1978. He subsequently joined Changchun Institute of Geology (now part of Jilin University), where he taught physics for more than a decade and later served as deputy director of the Department of Basic Sciences and Director of the Department of Physics.

In June 1996, Zhang entered public administration as Vice Mayor of Chaoyang District, Changchun. He was appointed Vice Director of the Science and Technology Department of Jilin in May 2000, during which time he was seconded to the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China as deputy director of its Department of Science and Technology from May to November 2002. In January 2006, he returned to academia as President of Jilin Normal University, a post he held until June 2012, overseeing institutional development and higher education reform.

Zhang assumed senior political roles beginning in 2012 as Chairperson of the Jilin Provincial Committee of the RCCK. In 2013, he was appointed Vice Chairperson of the Jilin Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and concurrently served as Director of the Jilin Provincial Department of Education. In December 2017, he was appointed Vice Chairperson of the Central Committee of the RCCK. From March 2018 to March 2023, he served as a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and as deputy director of its Foreign Affairs Committee.

In August 2019, Zhang was appointed Vice President of the Central Institute of Socialism. In March 2023, he was elected a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th CPPCC and deputy director of its Foreign Affairs Committee, continuing his work in united front education and foreign affairs consultation.