Ren Zhenhe Explained

Ren Zhenhe
Native Name:Chinese: {{nobold|任振鹤
Office:Governor of Gansu
Term Start:3 December 2020
Predecessor:Tang Renjian
Birth Place:Hefeng County, Hubei
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Huazhong Institute of Technology

Ren Zhenhe (born February 1964) is a Chinese politician of Tujia ethnicity, serving since December 2020 as the Governor of the Gansu Province.

Biography

Ren Zhenhe was born in Hefeng County, Hubei. In 1984, he joined the Chinese Communist Party. He graduated from Huazhong Institute of Technology (present-day Huazhong University of Science and Technology) with a bachelor's degree in 1988, majoring in technical economics. He had been served as the Vice Magistrate of Hefeng County (1993–1996), Deputy Party Secretary of Hefeng County (1996), Deputy Party Secretary of Lichuan (1996–1997), Mayor of Lichuan (1997–1998, acting: 1996–1997), Party Secretary of Lichuan (1998–2002), Deputy Governor of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (2001–2003), Deputy Party Secretary of Enshi (2003–2006), Deputy Party Secretary of Huanggang (2006–2008), Deputy Party Secretary and Mayor of Xianning (2008–2012), Party Secretary of Xianning (2012–2015), Deputy Governor of Hubei Province (2015–2016), Party Secretary of Xiangyang (2016–2017), Head of the Organization Department of Zhejiang Province (2017–2018), head of the Supervision Commission of Zhejiang (2019, acting: 2018–2019), head of the Zhejiang Commission for Discipline Inspection (2018–2019), and Deputy Party Secretary of Jiangsu Province (2019– November 2020).

In November 2020, Ren was appointed as the Deputy Party Secretary of Gansu Province.[1] In December, Ren was named the acting Governor of Gansu.[2] He was elected as the Governor in January 2021.

Ren is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 任振鹤任甘肃省委副书记(图/简历). 8 December 2020. 人民网.
  2. Web site: 任振鹤任甘肃省代理省长(图/简历). 8 December 2020. 人民网.