Yuan Rongxiang
Yuan Rongxiang (Chinese: 袁荣祥, March 1955 -), was born in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. He was formerly the deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress.[1]
Biography
He became a member of the Chinese Communist Party in March 1978 and commenced his professional career in January 1981. He possesses a postgraduate degree from the Central Party School and is a qualified accountant. Yuan previously held the position of vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress.[1]
Yuan attended the Jinhua Agricultural School in Zhejiang from 1978 to 1981. From 1981 to 1987, he was employed at the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Agriculture, the General Office of the Provincial Government, and thereafter served as a secretary at the General Office of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress.[2] During this time, he engaged in part-time political studies at the Provincial Workers' Political University. He subsequently held the positions of Deputy Section-Level Secretary at the People’s Congress Office and Deputy Director of the Agricultural Finance Division at the Provincial Department of Finance. From 1991 to 1992, he served as Director of the same division, whilst pursuing accounting studies at Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics and briefly occupying a temporary position as Deputy Director of the Lishui Regional Finance and Taxation Bureau.[3]
In 1992, Yuan assumed the role of deputy party secretary and interim mayor of Longquan, subsequently serving as mayor. In 1994, he rejoined the Provincial Department of Finance and later held the position of Deputy Director of the Provincial Local Taxation Bureau. From 1997 to 1999, he had leadership positions in Huzhou, Zhejiang, specifically as executive vice mayor and party secretary. In Zhejiang, he served as a delegate to the 12th and 13th Provincial People’s Congresses.[4]
In 1999, he was assigned to Longyan, Fujian Province, where he held the positions of Deputy Party Secretary, interim Mayor, and subsequently Mayor.[5] He served as Party Secretary of Zhangzhou from 2002 until 2005. From 2005 until 2011, Yuan was a member of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial Committee and served as Party Secretary of Fuzhou, while also holding the position of Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Fuzhou Municipal People’s Congress.[6]。
From 2011 until 2014, he held the position of head of the Publicity Department of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[7] In 2014, he resumed his position in Zhejiang as Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress, which he maintained until 2018.[8]
Yuan served as a delegate to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and was an alternate member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He served as a deputy to the 9th National People’s Congress, a delegate to the 7th and 8th Party Congresses of Fujian Province, and a representative to the 10th and 11th Provincial People’s Congresses.[8]
References
- ^ a b "福建省委常委、宣传部长袁荣祥任浙江人大副主任". Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ^ 中国新兴城市: 浙江卷. 新华出版社. 1999. p. 119. ISBN 978-7-5011-4332-0. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ "袁荣祥担任福州市委书记 中央对何立峰另有任用". 人民网. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
- ^ "福建省委常委、宣传部长袁荣祥增选为浙江省人大代表". 中国经济网. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
- ^ "袁荣祥当选福州市人大主任 苏增添当选市长". 腾讯网. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
- ^ "袁荣祥出任省委宣传部长". 网易. Archived from the original on 2012-11-15. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
- ^ "2省级人大主任履新 8省份人大政协副职调整". 中国新闻网_梳理天下新闻 (in Chinese). 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ a b "袁荣祥同志简历_共产党员网". New Document (in Chinese). 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2025-06-13.