Zhang Lichang

Zhang Lichang was a Chinese politician. He was a member of the 16th [Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party], and the Party Secretary of Tianjin.
Zhang was born in July 1939, in Nanpi County, Hebei. He joined the Communist [Youth League of China] in April 1955, and began working in May 1958. He rose through a number of positions in Tianjin city government, before becoming mayor and Vice-Party Chief in June 1993. He was elevated to the position of Tianjin Communist Party Secretary in August 1997, and to the Chinese Communist Party">People's Republic of China">Chinese Communist Party in November 2002. He died following an illness on 10 January 2008.