Chen Jianwen

Chen Jianwen is a Chinese politician, currently serving as the editor-in-chief of the People's Daily Press. He previously served as the head of Publicity Department of the CCP Guangdong Provincial Committee.
He is an alternate of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Chen was born in Longhai County, Fujian, in September 1965. In 1982, he entered Fujian Normal University, where he majored in Chinese language and literature.
After graduating in 1986, he taught at the Fuzhou Branch of Fujian Radio and Television University. In 1993, he became a postgraduate at Beijing Normal University, where he worked after graduation. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in December 1994.
Starting in April 2002, he served in several posts in the Publicity Department of the CCP Beijing Municipal Committee, including director of Publicity Department, director of Theory Department, and director of Cultural Department. From December 2009 to April 2011, he was a director of the Office of the Capital Spiritual Civilization Construction Committee.
In April 2011, he was assigned to the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, where he eventually becoming vice chairman in January 2019.
Chen was appointed head of Publicity Department of the CCP Guangdong Provincial Committee in March 2021, and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Guangdong Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.