Tuo Zhen

Tuo Zhen (tuǒ) Zhen (September 9, 1959 -), male, from Fangcheng County, Nanyang City, Henan Province, is a political figure of the People's Republic of China. He started working in June 1976 and joined the Communist Party of China in June 1982. Graduated from the Department of Economics of Wuhan University, majoring in political economics. He was awarded the title of "National Outstanding Journalist" in 1984, one of the "Top Ten Outstanding Young People in China" in 1993, and the Fan Changjiang Journalism Award in 2002. He once served as editor-in-chief of China Mainland Economic Daily and vice president of Xinhua News Agency. In May 2012, he was appointed as member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Committee and Minister of Propaganda. In July 2015, he was appointed deputy minister of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. In April 2018, he was appointed editor-in-chief of the People's Daily. In October 2020, he was appointed president of the People's Daily. Alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and member of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.