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Cong Liang

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Cong.
Cong Liang
丛亮
Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission
In office
30 April 2023 – 5 July 2024
DirectorZheng Shanjie
Director of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration
In office
2 July 2022 – 30 August 2023
PremierLi Keqiang
Li Qiang
Preceded byZhang Wufeng
Succeeded byLiu Huanxin
Secretary-General of the National Development and Reform Commission
In office
June 2018 – July 2020
DirectorHe Lifeng
Preceded byLi Pumin
Succeeded byZhao Chenxin
Personal details
BornDecember 1971 (age 52)
Wendeng County, Shandong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materTsinghua University
Central University of Finance and Economics
Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese丛亮
Traditional Chinese叢亮
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCóng Liàng

Cong Liang (Chinese: 丛亮; born December 1971) is a Chinese politician who is the currently a deputy director of the Development Research Center of the State Council. He was previously the director of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration from July 2022 to August 2023, and the deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission from April 2023 to July 2024.

Biography

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Cong was born in Wendeng County (now Wendeng District of Weihai), Shandong, in December 1971. In 1994, he graduated from Tsinghua University majoring in the Department of Mechanical Engineering before gaining a master's degree in economics from the Central University of Finance and Economics in 1997. He attended the Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences where he obtained his doctor's degree in economics in 2003.

Beginning in April 1997, he served in several posts in the State Planning Commission (later renamed National Development and Reform Commission), becoming secretary-general in February 2009 and deputy director in June 2020. On June 23, 2022, he was appointed director of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration (NFSRA),[1] succeeding Zhang Wufeng, who was placed under investigation for "serious violations of laws and regulations" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China, on June 16.[2][3][4]

In April 2023, he was appointed as a deputy director of the NDRC. In August 2023, he was succeeded by Liu Huanxin as the director of the NFSRA. On 5 July 2024, he was removed as a NDRC deputy director and was appointed as a deputy director of the Development Research Center of the State Council.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Sun Dan (孙丹) (23 June 2022). 丛亮任国家粮食和物资储备局党组书记. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Former head of state reserves authority under probe". Chinadaily.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. ^ 国家粮食和物资储备局原党组书记、局长张务锋接受纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 15 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  4. ^ "China probes former head of national reserves bureau over discipline violation". reuters.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  5. ^ "China's State Council appoints, removes officials". Xinhua News Agency. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by
Cheng Jianlin
 Head of the National Economy Comprehensive Department of the National Development and Reform Commission
2016–2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Li Pumin
 Secretary-General of the National Development and Reform Commission
2018–2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration
2022–2023 		Succeeded by
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