Zhang Gaoli

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Zhang Gaoli
张高丽
Zhang in 2014
First-ranked Vice Premier of China
In office 16 March 2013 – 19 March 2018
Premier	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	Li Keqiang
Succeeded by	Han Zheng
Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin
In office 25 March 2007 – 21 November 2012
Deputy	Dai Xianglong (Mayor) Huang Xingguo
Preceded by	Zhang Lichang
Succeeded by	Sun Chunlan
Communist Party Secretary of Shandong
In office 23 November 2002 – 26 March 2007
Deputy	Han Yuqun (Governor)
Preceded by	Wu Guanzheng
Succeeded by	Li Jianguo
Governor of Shandong
In office 6 December 2001 – 13 January 2003
Party Secretary	Wu Guanzheng
Preceded by	Li Chunting
Succeeded by	Han Yuqun
Personal details
Born	November 1946 (age 78) Chinchiang County, Fukien, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse	Kang Jie
Children	1 son Zhang Xiaoyan (adopted daughter)
Alma mater	Xiamen University
Central institution membership 2002–2017: 16th, 17th, 18th Central Committee 2007–2017: 17th, 18th Politburo 2012–2017: 18th Politburo Standing Committee Leading group posts 2013–2018: Leader, Leading Group for Coordinating the South-North Water Transfer Project 2013–2018: Leader, Leading Group for Coordinating the Three Gorges Dam Project 2013–2018: Deputy Leader, Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms 2014–2018: Leader, Leading Group for Coordinating the Joint Development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region 2014–2018: Leader, Leading Group for Advancing the Development of the Yangtze River Delta 2015–2018: Leader, Leading Group for Advancing the Development of One Belt One Road 2015–2018: Leader, Leading Group for the Transformation of the State Council

Zhang Gaoli (Chinese: 张高丽; /dʒɑːŋ ɡaʊˈliː/;^[1] born November 1946) is a Chinese retired politician who served as the first-ranking vice premier of China between 2013 and 2018, and as the seventh-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) between 2012 and 2017. Prior to his ascension, Zhang served as the Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin between 2007 and 2012, and the Party Secretary in the Shandong province between 2002 and 2007.

As Premier Li Keqiang's principal lieutenant, Zhang's portfolio spanned the fields of finance, economic development, natural resources, the environment, and housing. He chaired the ad-hoc steering committees overseeing the Three Gorges Dam, the South–North Water Transfer Project, One Belt One Road, and the Commission on Food Safety of the State Council.

On 2 November 2021, Chinese women's tennis player Peng Shuai accused Zhang of sexually assaulting her, and also referred to an extramarital affair between the two from which he had recently walked away. Her subsequent disappearance, censorship, and reappearance sparked concerns about her safety and well-being.