Zhang Zheng, deputy Party secretary and vice-minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. (PHOTO / CHINA DAILY)

Zhang Zheng has taken the position of deputy Party secretary and vice-minister of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, according to the ministry's website on Thursday.

The 58-year-old was born in Mingshui county in Northeast China's Heilongjiang and joined the Communist Party of China in December 1987.

Zhang served as the editor-in-chief of Guangming Daily until he transferred to Hebei province to work as a local official in March 2021

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He majored in broadcasting and hosting at college and has hosted several TV shows and Spring Festival galas — the annual cultural and art performance celebrating the Chinese New Year, at China Central Television.

He then served in several State-owned art companies from 2003 and took temporary positions in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Guizhou province.

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From June 2017, he served as the editor-in-chief of Guangming Daily until he transferred to Hebei province to work as a local official in March 2021.