Erkin Tuniyaz
Chinese politician
Erkin Tuniyaz (also spelled Arkin Tuniyaz; born December 1961) is a Chinese politician of Uyghur ethnicity who is the current deputy secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xinjiang Committee and Chairman of Xinjiang, in office since 30 September 2021. He is a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
Biography
Erkin Tuniyaz was born in Aksu County, Xinjiang, in December 1961.
After graduating from Changji Normal School in 1983, he stayed at the university and worked successively as deputy secretary and secretary of the Communist Youth League of China. After a short period of working in the Department of Personnel Matters of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in August 1992, he was dispatched to the Organization Department of the CCP's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee, where he eventually rose to become deputy head in October 1999. In February 2005, he was transferred to Hotan Prefecture and appointed deputy party secretary and mayor. In January 2008, he was appointed vice chairman of Xinjiang, and was promoted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Xinjiang Regional Committee, the region's top authority. On 30 September 2021, he was named acting chairman of Xinjiang, replacing Shohrat Zakir. On 27 January 2022, he was formally elected as the chairman by the 13th People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region at its fifth session. On 18 January 2023, he was elected as the chairman for a full term by the 14th People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
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