Zhang Zhinan

Zhang Zhinan
张志南
Executive Vice Governor of Fujian
In office
February 2013 – April 2020
GovernorSu ShulinYu WeiguoTang Dengjie
Preceded byChen Hua
Succeeded byZhao Long
Director of Fujian Provincial Development and Reform Commission
In office
July 2005 – May 2010
Preceded bySu Zengtian
Succeeded byZheng Shanjie
Communist Party Secretary of Shanghang County
In office
March 1993 – April 1995
Preceded byDing Shida
Succeeded byMa Chengjia
Magistrate of Shanghang County
In office
September 1990 – March 1993
Preceded byYou Ziqing
Succeeded byZheng Ruzhan
Personal details
BornOctober 1960 (age 65)
Longyan, Fujian, China
PartyChinese Communist Party (expelled; 1979-2020)
Alma materLongyan University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Zhìnán

Zhang Zhinan (Chinese: 张志南; born October 1960) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in southeast China's Fujian province. He was investigated by the Chinese Communist Party's anti-graft agency in April 2020. Previously he served as executive vice governor of Fujian and was also a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Fujian Provincial Committee. He was a delegate to the 18th and 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress. Zhang became the first official at provincial or ministerial level to be investigated by the anti-corruption watchdog in 2020, only seven days earlier than Sun Lijun, former deputy minister of Public Security.