Zhang Gaoli, ethnic Han from Jinjiang, Fujian Province, born in November 1946. He joined the CPC in December 1973 and graduated from the Department of Economics at Xiamen University, majoring in planning and statistics.

Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee.

1965-70: Student of planning and statistics, Department of Economics, Xiamen University

1970-77: Worker; Secretary, Office, Production Headquarters; Secretary, CYL General Branch, Political Department; Deputy Secretary, CYL Committee of the Guangdong Maoming Petroleum Co. under the Ministry of Petroleum Industry

1977-80: Secretary, CPC General Branch; and political instructor of No.1 Workshop; and Deputy Secretary and Secretary, Party Committee; Refinery, Guangdong Maoming Petroleum Co. under the Ministry of the Petroleum Industry

1980-84: Member, Standing Committee, Party Committee; chief, Planning Section; and Deputy Manager of Maoming Petroleum Industrial Co. under the Ministry of the Petroleum Industry

1984-85: Deputy Secretary, CPC Maoming Municipal Committee, Guangdong Province; Manager, Maoming Petroleum Industrial Co., China Petroleum Chemicals Corp.

1985-88: Director and Secretary, Leading Party Members' Group of the Guangdong Provincial Economic Commission

1988-92: Deputy Governor, Guangdong Province (April-July 1990: Student, Further Studies Class for Provincial- and Ministerial-level Cadres, Party School of the CPC Central Committee)

1992-93: Deputy Governor, Guangdong Province; Director and Secretary, Leading Party Members' Group of the Guangdong Provincial Planning Commission

1993-94: Member, Standing Committee, CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee; Deputy Governor, Guangdong Province; Director; and Secretary, Leading Party Members' Group of the Guangdong Provincial Planning Commission

1994-97: Member, Standing Committee, CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee; Deputy Governor, Guangdong Province; head, Leading Group for Planning and Coordination Work of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone

1997-98: Member, Standing Committee, CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee; Deputy Governor, Guangdong Province; Secretary, CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee

1998-2000: Deputy Secretary, CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee; Secretary, CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee

2000-01: Deputy Secretary, CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee; Secretary, CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee; Chairman, Standing Committee, Shenzhen Municipal People's Congress

2001-02: Deputy Secretary; CPC Shandong Provincial Committee; Acting Governor and Governor, Shandong Province

2002-03: Secretary, CPC Shandong Provincial Committee; Governor, Shandong Province

2003-07: Secretary, CPC Shandong Provincial Committee; Chairman, Standing Committee, Shandong Provincial People's Congress

2007-07: Secretary, CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee

2007-12: Member, Political Bureau, CPC Central Committee; Secretary, CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee