Qin Gang
| Qin Gang 秦刚 | |
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Qin Gang | |
| Director of Foreign Ministry Information Department | |
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Assumed office December 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ma Zhaoxu |
| Embassy of the People's Republic of China, London | |
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In office September 2010 – December 2011 | |
| Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China | |
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In office 2005–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 1966 (age 50) Hebei |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Children | A son[1] |
| Residence | Beijing |
| Alma mater | University of International Relations |
| Occupation | Politician |
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| Traditional Chinese | 秦剛 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 秦刚 | ||||||
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Qin Gang (born March 1966) is a politician of the People's Republic of China.[2] Qin Gang is the twenty-second spokesperson since the spokesperson system was established in the ministry back in 1983.
Life
Qin Gang was born and raised in Hebei. In 1984 he entered University of International Relations, majoring in science of international politics, where he graduated in 1988.
After graduation, he was appointed as an official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and over a period of 18 years worked his way up to the position of spokesperson. From 2005 to 2010, he served as the spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and Deputy Director of Foreign Ministry Information Department.
In September 2010, he was named acting Embassy of the People's Republic of China, London, a position he held until December 2011, when he was transferred to Beijing as the Director of Foreign Ministry Information Department.[3][1]
References
- 1 2 秦刚接替马朝旭出任外交部新闻司司长(图/简历). People.Com (in Chinese). 2012.
- ↑ "Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang's Regular Press Conference on January 2, 2014". nyconsulate.prchina.org. 2014-01-01.
- ↑ 秦刚 个性发言人出任驻英公使. Xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2010-10-20.