12 August 2014
Dr Yuan Jiajun, 52, former commander of previous Shenzhou manned space projects, was approved for the deputy governor post, effective immediately, by the Zhejiang People’s Congress on Monday, according to the provincial government’s website. His long list of administrative responsibilities mostly deals with maintaining stability. He will take charge of overseeing the police, controls on religion, tax collection and national security, according to a profile of Yuan on the official website. Yuan is the second so-called “space governor” in public office, after senior rocket scientist Zhang Qingwei became governor of Hebei two years ago. Hebei is a large province neighbouring the nation’s capital, Beijing.
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