Zhang Chunxian

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Zhang Chunxian (Traditional Chinese: 張春賢; Simplified Chinese: 张春贤; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhāng Chūnxián) (b. 1953) is a Chinese politician, originally from the city of Yuzhou in Hunan province. From 1998 to 2005, he served as the deputy minister, and later minister, of the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China. Since 2005, he has served as the Communist Party secretary for Hunan province. In 2006, Zhang simultaneously took on the role of chairman of the provincial People's Congress. He has been a member of the 16th and 17th Central Committees. According to some speculative media rumors, in 2005 he married Li Xiuping, host of the Chinese Central Television program Xinwen Lianbo. If this speculation is accurate, this would be the second marriage for both of them. However, up to this point there has been no definite confirmation.