Zhou Zuyi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhou.

Zhou Zuyi (Chinese: 周祖翼; pinyin: Zhōu Zǔyì; born January 1965) is a Chinese politician who is the current Communist Party Secretary of Fujian and previously served as Minister of Human Resources and Social Security. He is a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Zhou Zuyi
周祖翼
Zhou in 2024
Communist Party Secretary of Fujian
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 November 2022
Deputy	Zhao Long (Governor)
Preceded by	Yin Li
Minister of Human Resources and Social Security
In office 24 June 2022 – 30 December 2022
Premier	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Zhang Jinan
Succeeded by	Wang Xiaoping
Personal details
Born	January 1965 (age 59) Tiantai County, Zhejiang, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	Zhejiang University Tongji University

He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a representative of the 19th and the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

Early life and education

Zhou was born in Tiantai County, Zhejiang, in January 1965. He attended Zhejiang University, graduating in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science. He went on to receive his Doctor of Science in 1989 at Tongji University. He was a visiting scholar at the Royal Society of the University of Wales from March 1993 to March 1994 and a visiting professor at ETH Zurich from October 1997 to October 1998.

Career at Tongji University

He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1984. After graduating in 1989, he stayed at Tongji University and worked successively as associate professor, associate director, researcher, and party secretary of the School of Science. He was appointed deputy party secretary of Tongji University in July 2002, concurrently serving as vice president since December 2004. He was deputy head of Organization Department of Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in November 2008, and held that office until November 2011. In November 2011, he was promoted to become party secretary of Tongji University, a position at vice-ministerial level.

Career in the Central Government

In August 2014, he entered the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party and was elevated to deputy head in October 2016. He was chosen as chief of the General Office of the Central Institutional Organization Commission in May 2019,^[2] a position he held until June 2022, when he promoted again to become minister of human resources and social security.^[3]

Career in Fujian

On November 13, 2022, Zhou was appointed as the Communist Party Secretary of Fujian.^[4] At the time of his appointment, he was the youngest party secretary of the Chinese Communist Party's provincial party committees, and the first party secretary to be born in or after 1965.

References

1. Yi Yi (伊一) (6 July 2017). 中直机关选举产生109名出席党的十九大代表(名单). ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
2. Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (24 May 2019). 周祖翼任中央编办主任 张纪南不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
3. Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (7 May 2022). 周祖翼任人社部党组书记 张纪南不再担任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
4. "福建省委主要负责同志职务调整 周祖翼任福建省委书记". November 13, 2022.

Party political offices
Preceded by Zhou Jialun [zh]	Communist Party Secretary of Tongji University 2011–2014	Succeeded by Yang Xianjin [zh]
Preceded by Chen Xiangqun [zh]	Director of the 2nd Cadre Bureau of the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party 2014–2016	Succeeded by Wu Yuliang (吴玉良)
Preceded by Zhang Jinan	Chief of the General Office of the Central Institutional Organization Commission 2019–2022	Succeeded by Li Xiaoxin
Preceded by Yin Li	Communist Party Secretary of Fujian 2022–present	Incumbent
Government offices
Preceded by Zhang Jinan	Minister of Human Resources and Social Security 2022	Succeeded by Wang Xiaoping