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Lu Zhangong

Chinese politician

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ842060 ↗
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Lu Zhangong (simplified Chinese: 卢展工; traditional Chinese: 盧展工; pinyin: Lú Zhǎngōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lo Tian-kang; born May 1952) is a Chinese politician. He is, since 2013, a Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and previously served as the Party Secretary of Fujian and Henan provinces, and Governor of Fujian.

Biography

Born in Cixi, Zhejiang Province, he joined the workforce in March 1969, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in January 1975.

In September 1988, he became the Deputy Party Secretary of Jiaxing and the secretary of the discipline commission there. He was elevated to the position of party chief of Jiaxing in December 1989. In March 1991, he became the deputy director of the organization department of the CCP Zhejiang committee. He was promoted to director of the organization department and a member of the Zhejiang provincial Party Standing Committee in December 1992. One year later, he became the vice secretary of the CCP Zhejiang committee and head of the organization department.

In July 1996, Lu was appointed Deputy Party Secretary of Hebei province. In October 1998, he became the vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, secretary of its secretariat and deputy secretary of its Party group.

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“Lu Zhangong” enters the record as chinese politician. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Zhangong, Chinese and politician can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1952, 2013, 1969, 1975—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1952-05-18. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Zhangong, Chinese and politician.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q842060. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1952, 2013, 1969 and 1975.

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