Sun Shaocheng

Sun Shaocheng
孙绍骋
Minister of Veterans Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 March 2018
Premier	Li Keqiang
Preceded by	New position
Vice-Minister of Ministry of Land and Resources
In office June 2017 – March 2018
Vice-Minister of Ministry of Civil Affairs
In office February 2017 – June 2017
Vice-Governor of Shanxi
In office November 2016 – February 2017
Vice-Governor of Shandong
In office February 2012 – September 2014
Personal details
Born	July 1960 (age 63) Haiyang, Shandong, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Residence(s)	Beijing, China
Alma mater	Shandong University PLA National Defence University Peking University Central Party School of the Communist Party of China
Occupation	Politician

Sun Shaocheng (simplified Chinese: 孙绍骋; traditional Chinese: 孫紹騁; pinyin: Sūn Shàochéng; born July 1960) is a Chinese politician currently serving as the Minister of Veterans Affairs. Previously, he served as vice-minister of Ministry of Land and Resources, vice-minister of Ministry of Civil Affairs, vice-governor of Shanxi, and vice-governor of Shandong. He served two separate terms as vice-minister of Ministry of Civil Affairs, from April 2009 to August 2012 and from February 2017 to June 2017. He is a member of the 19th CPC Central Committee. He is a member of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Biography

Education

Sun was born in Haiyang, Shandong in July 1960. He entered Shandong University in August 1980, majoring in Chinese language and literature at the Department of Chinese Language and Literature, where he graduated in July 1984. After graduation, he entered the workforce, and joined the Communist Party of China in May 1986. He earned his doctor's degree in the science of law from Peking University in 2002. He was also studied at the PLA National Defence University and Central Party School of the Communist Party of China as a part-time student.

Career

In July 1984, he was appointed as an official in the Ministry of Civil Affairs and over a period of 25 years worked his way up to the position of Vice-Minister.

In August 2012 he became the vice-governor of Shandong, a position he held until September 2014. Then he was transferred to Shanxi, a province rich in coal resources, he was a Standing Committee of the CPC Shanxi Provincial Committee and director of its United Front Work Department. He was promoted to vice-governor of Shanxi in November 2016, but having held the position for only three months, he was transferred back to Beijing and appointed the vice-minister of Ministry of Civil Affairs again, but soon he was transferred to another post as vice-minister of Ministry of Land and Resources. On March 19, 2018, he was elected Minister of Veterans Affairs at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress.