▁had ▁secured ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Fort une ▁Global ▁ 5 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁full ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Central ▁Committee . ▁▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Z hang ▁took ▁on ▁a ▁political ▁office ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁life , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁deput y ▁party ▁chief ▁of ▁Ch ong q ing ; ▁three ▁months ▁later ▁he ▁also ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ong q ing ▁party ▁school , ▁which ▁is ▁custom ary ▁for ▁deput y ▁party ▁chief s ▁of ▁a ▁juris diction . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Ma ▁X ing ru i , ▁Z hang ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁provincial - level ▁deput y ▁party ▁chief ▁with ▁a ▁full ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Central ▁Committee . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Z hang ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁acting ▁mayor ▁of ▁Ch ong q ing . ▁▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Z hang ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁C PC ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁of ▁T ian jin . ▁Later , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Mayor ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Z hang ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁prom ising ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁" 6 th ▁generation ▁of ▁Chinese ▁leadership ". ▁Comp ared ▁to ▁his ▁contempor aries , ▁Z hang ' s ▁background ▁is ▁unusual ▁in ▁that ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁was ▁spent ▁as ▁a ▁corpor ate ▁executive ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁politics