Zhou Ji (born 1946)

Zhou Ji
周济
President of Chinese Academy of Engineering
In office
June 11, 2010 – June 1, 2018
PremierWen Jiabao
Li Keqiang
Preceded byXu Kuangdi
Succeeded byLi Xiaohong
Minister of Education
In office
March 17, 2003 – October 31, 2009
PremierWen Jiabao
Preceded byChen Zhili
Succeeded byYuan Guiren
Mayor of Wuhan
In office
January 14, 2002 – April 28, 2002
Acting: December 31, 2001 – January 14, 2002
Preceded byWang Shouhai
Succeeded byLi Xiansheng
President of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
In office
June 25, 1997 – February 12, 2001
Preceded byYang Shuzi
Succeeded byFan Mingwu
Personal details
Born (1946-08-26) August 26, 1946 (age 78)
Hankow, Hupeh, Republic of China
(now Wuhan, Hubei, China)
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materTsinghua University
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
University at Buffalo
Scientific career
FieldsMechanical engineering
InstitutionsHuazhong University of Science and Technology
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōu Jì
Wade–GilesChou Chi

Zhou Ji (Chinese: 周济; born August 26, 1946) is a Chinese mechanical engineer and politician. He served as China's Minister of Education from 2003 to 2009 and President of the Chinese Academy of Engineering from 2010 to 2018. Prior to that, served briefly as Mayor of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province.