Zhou Zhou

Career

He was investigated by the Communist Party of China's anti-graft agency in November 2014. For several months in 2014, Zhou served as the Vice-Mayor of Kaifeng, and concurrently the head of the Kaifeng Municipal Public Security Bureau, essentially the city's police chief. Zhou had close relations with Qin Yuhai, the former Vice-Governor of Henan who also fell in a corruption probe.

Zhou was born and raised in Xichuan County, Henan. He entered Zhengzhou University in September 1983, majoring in political law, where he graduated in July 1987. After college, he worked at there.

Zhou joined the Communist Party of China in June 1987, and began his political career in July 1987. He served in various posts in Education Section of Political Department of Henan Provincial Public Security, before serving as deputy director of Shangqiu Municipal Public Security Bureau. In October 2014, he was being investigated by the Party's internal disciplinary body for "serious violations of laws and regulations".

Achievements

• He is the director of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, and in 2010 was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.

Politics

From 2003 to 2012, he spent 9 years serving in various political roles in Henan Provincial Public Security. In August 2012, he was appointed the Vice-Mayor of Hebi and CPC Party Chief of Hebi Municipal Public Security Bureau, he remained in that positions until March 2014, when he was transferred to Kaifeng and appointed the Vice-Mayor, he concurrently served as Director and CPC Party Chief of Kaifeng Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Membership

National Academy of Sciences. Chinese Academy of Sciences.