Zhang Wenkang (born 1940 in Nanhui, Shanghai) was the health minister of China[1] during the SARS outbreak[2] who was sacked for mishandling the matter.
[3] Zhang was a supporter of Jiang Zemin, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party.
Zhang was Jiang's personal physician.
[3] After he was fired, he was placed in various ceremonial positions.
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