Biography Highlight Zheng Shanjie was born November 1961 in Zhangzhou, Fujian. After graduating from Nanjing Tech University in 1982, he was dispatched to a factory, where he worked over a period of 15 years to the position of factory manager. He joined the Communist Party of China in June 1985. In May 1997, he was transferred to Xiamen and appointed district head of Huli District. In February 2002, he served as deputy secretary-general of Xiamen Municipal People's Government and director of General Office of Xiamen Municipal People's Government. In March 2003, he became director and party branch secretary of Xiamen Development Planning Commission. In April 2008, he left for Fuzhou, capital of Fujian province, where he was appointed deputy director of Fujian Development and Reform Commission. He rose to become director in May 2010.