On December 11th, according to the website of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the State Council appointed Zhang Wentong as the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources for the appointment and dismissal of national staff.
According to public information, Zhang Wentong once served as the Director of the Department of Natural Resources of Hubei Province.
Personal Resume

Zhang Wentong, male, Han nationality, born in Gaocheng, Hebei in September 1968, holds a master's degree and a master's degree in engineering. He started working in July 1994 and joined the China Democratic National Construction Association in September 2006.
Current Vice Minister of Natural Resources, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of China, and Chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee.
1987.09-1991.07, I studied architecture at the Department of Architecture, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and obtained a bachelor's degree;
1991.09-1994.07, I studied architecture at the Department of Architecture, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and obtained a master's degree;
1994.07-1998.12, Appointed as a staff member of Haikou Planning and Design Institute and Qiongshan Planning and Land Bureau in Hainan Province;
1998.12-1999.09, Lecturer at the Department of Architecture, Huazhong University of Science and Technology;
1999.09-2003.03, Served as Deputy Director of the Planning Office and Director of the Land Planning Bureau of Dongxihu District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province (during which: Vice Chairman of the Political Consultative Conference of Dongxihu District, Wuhan City from January 2001 to December 2002);
2002.12-2005.01, Vice District Chief of Dongxihu District People's Government, Wuhan City, Hubei Province;
2005.01-2006.02, Deputy Director of the Urban Planning and Management Bureau (Land and Resources Management Bureau) of Wuhan City, Hubei Province;
2006.02-2013.04, Served as the Director of the Land Resources and Planning Bureau of Wuhan City, Hubei Province (during which: Vice Chairman of the Wuhan Municipal Political Consultative Conference from January 2012 to January 2014);
2013.04-2017.09, Appointed as the Director of the Management Committee of Wuhan Donghu New Technology Development Zone (during which: served as the Chairman of Hubei Science and Technology Investment Group Co., Ltd. from July 2013 to August 2014);
2017.09-2019.01, Director of Wuhan Changjiang New City Management Committee;
2019.01-2021.04, Appointed as the Deputy Mayor of Wuhan Municipal People's Government in Hubei Province;
2021.04-2022.05, Appointed as the Director of the Housing and Urban Rural Development Department of Hubei Province;
2022.05-2022.12, Appointed as the Director of the Department of Natural Resources of Hubei Province, the Chief Inspector of Natural Resources of the Province, and the Chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the China Democratic Construction Association;
2022.12-2023.01, Ren Minjian, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee, Director of the Hubei Provincial Department of Natural Resources, and Chief Inspector of Natural Resources in the province;
2023.01-2023.02, Appointed as Vice Governor of Hubei Provincial Government, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of China, Chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee, Director of the Hubei Provincial Department of Natural Resources, and Chief Inspector of Natural Resources of the Province;
2023.02-2025.12, Appointed as Vice Governor of Hubei Provincial Government, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of China, and Chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee;
2025.12-, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of China, and Chairman of the Hubei Provincial Committee. (Resume source: Baidu Baike)
