Sun Zhengcai

Born in 1963, agricultural expert Sun Zhengcai was one of China's youngest government ministers when he was appointed Minister of Agriculture in 2006. He moved to head up the Communist Party Committee in the Northeastern province of Jilin in 2009, and became Party chief in Chongqing after the 18th Communist Party Congress in November 2012. He is widely regarded as a rising start in the Party's top ranks.

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Zhou Qiang's new role as the top judge is largely symbolic

16 Mar 2013

Hu Chunhua and Sun Zhengcai, both three years younger than the 52-year-old Zhou, have now eclipsed him on the political stage after joining the 25-member Politburo, and are in pole position to...

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Rising star Sun Zhengcai named as party chief of Chongqing

21 Nov 2012

The Communist Party has named rising star Sun Zhengcai as party chief of Chongqing, the epicentre of the nation's worst political turmoil in more than two decades.

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Next generation waiting in the wings

16 Nov 2012

The 15 new faces installed on the powerful Politburo include at least two politicians widely seen as candidates for top posts when Xi Jinping's generation leaves office a decade from now.

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Rising stars in China's new Politburo

16 Nov 2012

Fujian party secretary Sun Chunlan is the only female provincial party chief. She is tipped to be party boss for Tianjin , one of the five national cities, in this round of reshuffles.

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Rising stars clam up when quizzed by reporters on future prospects

10 Nov 2012

As jockeying for top seats in the Communist Party's leadership entered the final days, several officials tipped as rising stars played it safe yesterday, ducking questions about promotions - or...

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