Yin Hejun, who served as deputy minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology and member of the Party Leadership Group eight years ago, has assumed the new post of Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

According to CCTV news, President Xi Jinping signed Presidential Orders No. 12, 13, and 14 on October 24. Chairman Order No. 14 said that according to the decision of the sixth meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on October 24, 2023: Wang Zhigang was removed from the post of Minister of Science and Technology; Yin Hejun was appointed as Minister of Science and Technology.

17 days ago, on the afternoon of October 7, relevant responsible comrades from the Organization Department of the Central Committee attended a meeting of leading cadres of the Ministry of Science and Technology and announced the central decision: Comrade Yin Hejun was appointed as Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Science and Technology, and Comrade Wang Zhigang was removed from the post of Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Yin Hejun, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Yin Hejun, male, Han nationality, born in January 1963, is from Gujiao, Shanxi. Postgraduate degree, PhD in engineering, researcher, doctoral supervisor. He is engaged in research on radio wave propagation, electromagnetic field theory and microwave technology, microwave remote sensing, microwave communications and special microwave devices; he has served in the Chinese Academy of Sciences system for a long time.

Before assuming the new post of Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Yin Hejun served as Vice President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group (ministerial level) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Secretary of the Party Committee of the directly affiliated institutions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (concurrently), and President of the Party School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (concurrently).

He graduated from Taiyuan Institute of Technology (now Taiyuan University of Technology) in July 1983, and then stayed at the school for 3 years. In 1986, he was admitted to Xi'an University of Electronic Science and Technology to study for a master's degree in radio physics, and then served as a lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Mechanics of Taiyuan University of Technology for 3 years. In 1992, he was admitted to the Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences to study for a doctorate in electromagnetic fields and microwave technology. After graduation in March 1995, he stayed at the institute to work. In September 1998, he was promoted to researcher; he served successively as assistant to the director, deputy director of the research office, and executive director. Deputy director and other positions; since June 2001, he has been the director of the Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Yin Hejun was appointed as the director of the High Technology Research and Development Bureau of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in July 2006; as the vice president and member of the Party Leadership Group of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in January 2008; in November 2015, he was appointed as the deputy minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology and a member of the leading party group; in March 2017, he was appointed as Member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee; in April 2017, he was appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Committee, deputy mayor of the municipal government, member of the Party Leadership Group, and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of Zhongguancun Management Committee (concurrently); in October 2018, he was appointed as Deputy Secretary of the Tianjin Municipal Committee. At the end of 2020, Yin Hejun returned to the Chinese Academy of Sciences and served as vice president and deputy secretary of the Party Leadership Group (ministerial level) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Wang Zhigang, male, Han nationality, born in October 1957, is from Dingyuan, Anhui. Graduate student, PhD in management. Member of the Standing Committee of the 14th CPPCC National Committee and deputy director of the Education, Science, Health and Sports Committee. He once served as the general manager and deputy secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation; from April 2011, he served as deputy secretary of the Party Leadership Group and deputy minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology; from July 2012, he served as secretary of the Party Leadership Group and deputy minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology; in 2018 In March, he was appointed as Party Secretary and Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The latest "Ministry Leaders" column on the official website of the Ministry of Science and Technology shows that Yin Hejun is the Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Zhang Yudong is the Vice Minister; Wu Zhaohui is a member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Minister; Zhang Guangjun is a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Minister; Gao Bo is the resident of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervision Commission. Leader of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the Ministry of Science and Technology and member of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Chen Jiachang is a member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Minister; Dou Xiankang is a member of the Party Leadership Group, Secretary and Director of the Party Leadership Group of the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Zhang Biyong is a member of the Party Leadership Group and President of Science and Technology Daily; Lin Xin is a member of the Party Leadership Group and Secretary-General; He Defang is the Deputy Secretary-General.

As of press time, the "Academy Leadership Group" column on the official website of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has not been updated. Relevant information shows that Hou Jianguo is the president and party secretary; Yin Hejun is the vice president and deputy secretary of the party group (ministerial level); Zhang Yaping is the vice president. , member of the leading party group; Sun Yegang is the leader of the resident discipline inspection and supervision team and member of the leading party group; Zhou Qi is the vice president and member of the leading party group; Wang Keqiang is the vice president and member of the leading party group; Chang Jin is the vice president and member of the leading party group; Ding Chibiao is Vice president and member of the leading party group; Li Hefeng is member of the leading party group and secretary-general; Yan Qing is deputy secretary-general.