Xu Dazhe (Chinese: 许达哲; born September 1956) is a Chinese politician and aerospace engineer. He was CPC Secretary of Hunan province. Previously, he was the Governor of Hunan.

Xu Dazhe
许达哲
Xu in 2015
Chairman of Hunan People's Congress
In office
January 2021 – January 2022
Preceded byDu Jiahao
Succeeded byZhang Qingwei
Communist Party Secretary of Hunan
In office
20 November 2020 – 18 October 2021
Preceded byDu Jiahao
Succeeded byZhang Qingwei
Governor of Hunan
In office
5 September 2016 – 27 November 2020
Preceded byDu Jiahao
Succeeded byMao Weiming
Director of the China National Space Administration
In office
December 2013 – September 2016
PremierLi Keqiang
Preceded byMa Xingrui
Succeeded byTang Dengjie
Personal details
BornSeptember 1956 (age 68)
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materHarbin Institute of Technology
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXǔ Dázhé

Biography

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Born in Nanchang, Jiangxi province in 1956, he is a native of Liuyang, Hunan province. Xu obtained a bachelor's and a master's degree in engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology. He joined the Communist Party in 1982. Xu began his career in the Ministry of Aerospace Industry in 1984 as a technical designer, then was promoted to lead individual projects. Xu also has experience as the head of a rocket construction team. The ministry was eventually spun off as a state-owned enterprise and governed as a corporation. In 2007, Xu was named chief executive and head of the party group of the China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation, promoted in April 2013 to chairman of the board.

In 2013 he was named vice minister of Industry and Information Technology, chief administrator of the China National Space Administration, and the head of the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence. In September 2016, he was appointed the acting governor of his home province, Hunan. He was the 18th person since 1949 to serve as Governor of Hunan. Xu followed in the footsteps of prominent colleagues such as Ma Xingrui and Chen Qiufa in making the transition from aerospace to politics.[1]

In November 2020, Xu was appointed as the CPC Secretary of Hunan.[2]

On 23 October 2021, he was appointed vice chairperson of the National People's Congress Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee.[3]

Xu was a member of the 17th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and is a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

References

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  1. ^ 杜家毫辞去省长职务,代理省长许达哲任职前都说了啥?. Hunan.voc.com. September 5, 2016.
  2. ^ 吉林等4省省委主要负责同志职务调整. Xinhua (in Chinese). 2020-11-20. Archived from the original on 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  3. ^ 刘家义任第十三届全国人大财经委员会副主任委员. thepaper (in Chinese). 23 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
Business positions
Preceded by
Yin Xingliang
General Manager of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
2007–2013
Succeeded by
New title Chairman of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
2013
Succeeded by
Government offices
Preceded by Director of the China National Space Administration
2013–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Du Jiahao
Governor of Hunan
2016–2020
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by
Du Jiahao
Communist Party Secretary of Hunan
2020–2021
Succeeded by
Assembly seats
Preceded by
Du Jiahao
Chairman of Hunan People's Congress
2021–2022
Succeeded by
Zhang Qingwei