Cong Liang

Cong Liang (Chinese: 丛亮; born December 1971) is a Chinese politician who is the current director of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, in office since June 2022.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cong.
Cong Liang
丛亮
Director of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration
Assumed office
23 June 2022
PremierLi Keqiang
Preceded byZhang Wufeng
Personal details
BornDecember 1971 (age 51)
Wendeng County, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materTsinghua University
Central University of Finance and Economics
Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese丛亮
Traditional Chinese叢亮

Biography

Cong was born in Wendeng County (now Wendeng District of Weihai), Shandong, in December 1971. In 1994, he graduated from Tsinghua University majoring in the Department of Mechanical Engineering before gaining a master's degree in economics from the Central University of Finance and Economics in 1997. He attended the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences where he obtained his doctor's degree in economics in 2003.

Beginning in April 1997, he served in several posts in the State Planning Commission (later renamed National Development and Reform Commission), becoming secretary-general in February 2009 and deputy director in June 2020. On June 23, 2022, he was appointed director of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration,[1] succeeding Zhang Wufeng, who was placed under investigation for "serious violations of laws and regulations" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China, on June 16.[2][3][4]

References
  1. Sun Dan (孙丹) (23 June 2022). 丛亮任国家粮食和物资储备局党组书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. "Former head of state reserves authority under probe". Chinadaily.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. 国家粮食和物资储备局原党组书记、局长张务锋接受纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 15 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  4. "China probes former head of national reserves bureau over discipline violation". reuters.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
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