Zhang is an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
[3] Zhang joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in January 1986 upon graduation.
[3] Zhang was made director of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Township Enterprise Management Bureau in December 2000, and served until June 2006, when he was appointed executive vice governor of the Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture.
[3] He was appointed deputy party branch secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Audit Office in January 2011, concurrently serving as director since next month.
[7][8] In November 2023, Zhang was transferred to north China's Shanxi province and appointed specifically-designated deputy party secretary.