The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has
appointed Zhang Yunchuan as secretary of the CPC's Hebei Provincial Committee.
Before the nomination, Zhang was minister in charge of the State
Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National
Defense.
Zhang's predecessor Bai Keming was appointed on Thursday as vice
chairman of the Education, Science, Culture and Public Health
Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top
legislature.
(Xinhua News Agency September 1, 2007)