Tuo Zhen
Tuo Zhen | |
|---|---|
庹震 | |
| President of the People's Daily Press | |
| In office 16 October 2020 – 27 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Li Baoshan |
| Succeeded by | Yu Shaoliang |
| Editor-in-chief of the People's Daily Press | |
| In office 3 April 2018 – 26 February 2022 | |
| President | Li Baoshan→Himself |
| Preceded by | Li Baoshan |
| Succeeded by | Yu Shaoliang |
| Deputy Head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party | |
| In office July 2015 – March 2018 | |
| Head | Liu Qibao→Huang Kunming |
| Head of the Propaganda Department of Guangdong | |
| In office May 2012 – July 2015 | |
| Party Secretary | Wang Yang → Hu Chunhua |
| Preceded by | Lin Xiong |
| Succeeded by | Shen Haixiong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 September 1959 Nanyang, Henan, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Wuhan University |
Tuo Zhen (Chinese: 庹震; pinyin: Tuǒ Zhèn; born 9 September 1959) is a Chinese journalist and politician, serving the Chief Editor and President of the People's Daily Press, the official mouthpiece of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party since April 2018. From July 2015 to March 2018 he as the deputy head of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Tuo is the former provincial propaganda chief of Guangdong, during which he was widely known for his involvement in the 2013 Southern Weekly incident. He has also served as the vice-president of the state-run Xinhua News Agency.