Erkinjan Turaxun

Chinese politician

Erkinjan Turaxun

ئەركىنجان تۇراخۇن

Head of United Front Work Department of CCP Hubei Provincial Committee
In office
April 2017 – June 2022
Preceded by| Liang Huiling
Succeeded by| Ning Yong
Communist Party Secretary of Tacheng Prefecture
In office
January 2015 – March 2017
Preceded by| Zhang Bo [zh]
Succeeded by| Xue Bin
Personal details
Born| June 1964 (age 60)
Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
Political party| Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater| Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics
Xinjiang University
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese| 尔肯江·吐拉洪
Traditional Chinese| 爾肯江·吐拉洪
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Ĕrkěnjiāng Tǔlāhóng

Erkinjan Turaxun (Uyghur: ئەركىنجان تۇراخۇن, Әркинҗан Турахун; Chinese: 尔肯江·吐拉洪; born June 1964) is a Chinese politician of Uyghur ethnicity who served as chairman of the Hubei Federation of Trade Unions, vice chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and head of United Front Work Department of Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party from 2017 to 2022. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in January 1985, and entered the workforce in July that same year.

He was an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, and a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

## Early life and education

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Erkinjan Turaxun was born in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, in June 1964. In 1981, he was admitted to Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics, majoring in planning statistics. After graduation, he worked at the Communist Youth League of China of the university.

## Career in Xinjiang

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In May 1999, he was promoted to become secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the Communist Youth League of China, a position he held until July 2003, when he was transferred to Beijing and appointed secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China. In May 2008, he was admitted to member of the standing committee of the CPC Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee, the region's top authority. One month later, he was made chairman of the Xinjiang Federation of Trade Unions and vice chairman of All-China Federation of Trade Unions. In January 2015, he was appointed party secretary of Tacheng Prefecture, the top political position in prefecture.[1]

## Career in Hubei

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In April 2017, Erkinjan Turaxun was transferred to Central China's Hubei province, where he took office as head of United Front Work Department of Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, vice chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and chairman of Hubei Federation of Trade Unions.[2][3]

## References

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1. ^ Chen Wen (陈文); Wang Chunlin (汪春林) (28 March 2017). 新疆乌鲁木齐市委副书记薛斌调任塔城地委书记. Thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 February 2022.陈文Category:Articles+containing+Chinese-language+text)&rft.au=Wang+Chunlin+(汪春林Category:Articles+containing+Chinese-language+text)&rft_id=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1649135&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Erkinjan+Turaxun" class="Z3988">
2. ^ 湖北省委常委尔肯江·吐拉洪兼任省委统战部部长. Thepaper (in Chinese). 18 April 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
3. ^ 湖北省委常委、统战部长尔肯江·吐拉洪当选省总工会主席. Thepaper (in Chinese). 24 May 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

Civic offices

Preceded by

Shewket Imin

|  Secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the Communist Youth League of China
May 1999–July 2003  | Succeeded by

Elixan Osman

Preceded by

Memetjan Emet

|  Chairman of the Xinjiang Federation of Trade Unions
June 2008–May 2015  | Succeeded by

Nijat Sultan

Preceded by

Liang Huiling

|  Chairman of the Hubei Federation of Trade Unions
May 2017–July 2022  | Succeeded by

Liu Xuerong

Party political offices
Preceded by

Zhang Bo [zh]

|  Communist Party Secretary of Tacheng Prefecture
February 2015–March 2017  | Succeeded by

Xue Bin

Preceded by

Liang Huiling

|  Head of United Front Work Department of Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
April 2017–June 2022  | Succeeded by

Ning Yong