Zhang Gaoli
Chinese, 1946
Zhang Gaoli is a Chinese politician who served as the senior Vice Premier of the State Council between 2013 and 2018 and as a member of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee, China's highest ruling council, between 2012 and 2017. Prior to his ascension, Zhang served as the Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin between 2007 and 2012, and the Party Secretary in the Shandong province between 2002 and 2007.