Written by Li Yan Yu Hui On January 2, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Zhong Ziran, the former party secretary and director of the China Geological Survey, was suspected of serious violations of discipline an

| Li Yan Yuhui

Zhong Ziran, male, Han nationality, from Tongcheng, Anhui Province, was born in August 1962. He started working in August 1983 and joined the Communist Party of China in April 1985. He has a postgraduate degree and is a researcher.

Public information shows that he graduated from the Department of Geology of Hefei University of Technology, majoring in mineral survey and exploration. After graduation, he worked in the Chemical Mine Planning and Design Institute of the Ministry of Chemical Industry.

In 1985, Zhong Ziran studied for a master's degree and a doctoral degree in mineral deposits at the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences. In September 1991, he went to work for the Mineral Development Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources, and later served as deputy director, director, and deputy director of the Legal Affairs Department.

In September 1997, Zhong Ziran was appointed as deputy director (deputy bureau level) of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Resources Management Office of the National Mineral Resources Commission. In July 1998, he was appointed deputy director of the Planning Department of the Ministry of Land and Resources. In January 2003, he was appointed as the director of the China Geological Environment Monitoring Institute. Chairman, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee.

In January 2005, Zhong Ziran was appointed as Director of the Geological Exploration Department of the Ministry of Land and Resources, President and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the China Geological Environment Monitoring Institute. In March 2007, he was appointed as Deputy Director and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the China Geological Survey.

In November 2011, Zhong Ziran was appointed as the chief engineer of the Ministry of Land and Resources.

In June 2014, Zhong Ziran was appointed as a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Land and Resources and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the China Geological Survey. In July of the same year, he was appointed as the Director of the China Geological Survey. In March 2017, he concurrently served as the president of the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences.

After the establishment of the Ministry of Natural Resources in 2018, Zhong Ziran served as a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Director and Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the China Geological Survey.

The China Geological Survey is a deputy ministerial-level institution directly under the Ministry of Natural Resources. According to the national land and resources survey plan, it is responsible for the unified deployment and organization of the implementation of national basic, public welfare, strategic geological and mineral exploration work, and serves the national economy and society. Develop and provide basic geological information and provide public welfare services to the society.

In September 2022, Zhong Ziran no longer serves as the director and party secretary of the China Geological Survey.

Zheng Zhijun noticed that Zhong Ziran showed up more than half a month ago.

According to the official WeChat message of the Ministry of Natural Resources, on December 14, Wang Guanghua, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Natural Resources, presided over a symposium to focus on in-depth study and implementation of the spirit of the Central Economic Work Conference, to do a good job in natural resources next year, and to provide better service guarantees. For high-quality development, listen to the opinions and suggestions of senior leaders in Beijing.

reports show that Zhong Ziran attended the symposium.

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