Education Minister Removed from Post
03 Nov 2009
China's education minister, Zhou Ji, has been removed from the post amid widespread public dissatisfaction with the nation's schools system.
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislative body, made the decision on Saturday, October 31, 2009.
The committee gave no reason for the reshuffle but did say 63-year-old Zhou, who has two more years until retirement, will "get a new appointment".
Yuan Guiren, 59, vice-minister of education and former president of Beijing Normal University, was named as Zhou's successor.
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Source: China Daily
(http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2009-11/02/content_8878979.htm)