He currently serves as the director and leader of the Chinese Communist Party group of Development Research Center of the State Council of PRC.
[1] Born in Tancheng County, Shandong, Zhang graduated from the department of computer science at the Beijing Institute of Aeronautics in 1968.
In January 1995, Zhang served in China Association of Science and Technology, and was the leader of the Party group, vice president and the first secretary of the secretariat.
In October 2004, Zhang was appointed as vice director and leader of the Party group of Development Research Center of the State Council.
[citation needed] Zhang was a member of 16th and 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.