Governor: Zhang Qingwei

Zhang Qingwei was elected acting governor of Hebei province on August 27, 2011, at the 25th meeting of the 11th Hebei Provincial People's Congress standing committee.

An ethnic Han, Zhang was born in Leting County, Tangshan city, Hebei Province in November, 1961, and received his Master’s degree in engineering, and later became an academician of the International Academy of Astronautics.

He joined the Communist Party in December, 1992; started working in August 1982 as a technician and project leader in aircraft design institute in the Ministry of Aeronautics Industry in Xian, Shaanxi province.

1985-1988 Postgraduate of aircraft design major in Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xian, Shaanxi province.

1991 Director assistant of the research office in design department, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology; Rocket designer of Long March-2C and Long March-3A

1992 Deputy chief designer of Long March-2E 1994 Director Assistant of design department, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology

1995 Deputy Director of design department, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology

1996 Deputy President of China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology 1998 General manager assistant of China Aerospace Corporation

1999 Deputy general manager of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation 2001 Party Secretary and general manager of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

2002 Deputy general commander of the national manned spaceflight project

2004 Deputy Leader of the national circumlunar exploration project

2007 Director and Party Secretary of State Commission of Science and Technology for National Defense Industry; Head of preparatory group of the large aircraft project; Leader of the national circumlunar exploration project

2008-2011 Chairman and Party Secretary of China Commercial Aircraft Co Ltd; Member of the 16th and 17th CPC Central Committee

2011 Deputy Party Secretary of Hebei province; Deputy Governor and Acting Governor of Hebei province

Vice-governor: Yang Chongyong

Responsibilities: routine provincial work; developmental and reform affairs; finances and taxations; personnel; local history compilation; and various other types of work.

Vice-governor: Song Enhua

Responsibilities: housing, urban, and rural construction; transportation; human resources and social security; civil administrative affairs; politics and legal affairs; and civil air defense and army affairs.

Vice-governor: Long Zhuangwei

Responsibilities: education; science and technology; earthquake relief; and various other provincial school affairs.

Vice-governor: Zhang Jiehui

Responsibilities: industry and informatizaton (including national defense); natural resources; environmental protection; small and mid-sized enterprises; worker safety; and various other related work affairs.

Vice-governor: Shen Xiaoping

Responsibilities: agriculture and agricultural work; rural affairs; industrial and commercial administration; and quality supervision.

Vice-governor: Yang Rui

Responsibilities: culture work; health affairs; ethnic and religious affairs; population and family planning; sports; radio and television; journalism; publishing; domestic and foreign economic cooperation; business; tourism; and customs and related entry-exit affairs.

Assistant to the governor, secretary-general: Yin Yali

Responsibilities: liaison in supervisory, auditing and other related work; general work in Provincial General Office.