Zhang Gong

Zhang Gong (; born August 1961) is a Chinese politician who is the current mayor of Tianjin, in office since 31 May 2022. Previously he served as director of the State Administration for Market Regulation. He was a delegate to the 11th and is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress. He was an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Early life and education Zhang was born in Beijing, in August 1961. After resuming the college entrance examination in 1979, he was accepted to Beijing University of Technology, majoring in electrical machines. After graduating in 1983, he was assigned to Beijing Electric Appliance Research Institute, where he moved up the ranks to become deputy director in May 1993 and director in February 1994. Since 1998, he briefly worked as senior executive at Beijing Transformer Factory, Beijing Electromechanical Industry Holding (Group) Co., Ltd., and Beijing Jingcheng Electromechanical Holding Co., Ltd.