Office1: | Executive Deputy Director of the |
Term Start1: | November 2015 |
Term End1: | 2018 |
Predecessor1: | Song Tao |
Successor1: | Liu Jianchao |
Office2: | Chinese Ambassador to France and Monaco |
Term Start2: | March 2008 |
Term End2: | May 2013 |
Successor2: | Zhai Jun |
Kong Quan | |
Native Name: | 孔泉 |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Birth Place: | New Delhi, India |
Party: | Chinese Communist Party |
Spouse: | Wang Yingying |
Children: | 1 |
Alma Mater: | University of Mons University of Antwerp École nationale d'administration |
Kong Quan (; born November 1955) is a Chinese diplomat and politician who served as Chinese Ambassador to France and Monaco from 2008 to 2013.
He is a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Kong was born in New Delhi, India, in November 1955, to, a journalist. He is the seventy-six grandchildren of Confucius. He attended the Affiliated School of Beijing Foreign Studies University, and graduated from the University of Mons, University of Antwerp and the École nationale d'administration.
Kong joined the Foreign Service in 1977 and has served primarily in Western Europe. In 2002, he became director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and held that office until 2006. He subsequently served as director of the Department of European Affairs, and soon reappointed assistant minister of Foreign Affairs.
He was Chinese Ambassador to France in March 2008, in addition to serving as Chinese Ambassador to Monaco.[1] [2]
He was chosen as deputy director of the in 2013, and rose to executive deputy director in November 2015.[3]