Erkin Tuniyaz
{{Short description|Chinese politician}}
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| office1 = Chairman of Xinjiang
| term_start1 = 27 January 2022
{{small|(acting from 30 September 2021)}}
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| predecessor1 = Shohrat Zakir
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| 1blankname1 = Party Secretary
| 1namedata1 = Chen Quanguo
Ma Xingrui
Chen Xiaojiang
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1961|12}}
| birth_place = Aksu County, Xinjiang, China
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| party = Chinese Communist Party
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| alma_mater = Changji Normal School
Shaanxi Normal University
Xinjiang University
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
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{{Patronymic name|Erkin|Tuniyaz|his}}
Erkin Tuniyaz{{efn|{{bulleted list|{{langx|ug|ئەركىن تۇنىياز}}, {{transliteration|ug|Erkin Tuniyaz}}|{{lang-zh|s=艾尔肯·吐尼亚孜|p=Ài'ěrkěn Tǔníyàzī}}}}}} (also spelled Arkin Tuniyaz; born December 1961) is a Chinese politician of Uyghur ethnicity who is the current deputy secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xinjiang Committee and Chairman of Xinjiang, in office since 30 September 2021. He is a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
Biography
Erkin Tuniyaz was born in Aksu County, Xinjiang, in December 1961.
After graduating from Changji Normal School in 1983, he stayed at the university and worked successively as deputy secretary and secretary of the Communist Youth League of China. After a short period of working in the Department of Personnel Matters of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in August 1992, he was dispatched to the Organization Department of the CCP's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee, where he eventually rose to become deputy head in October 1999. In February 2005, he was transferred to Hotan Prefecture and appointed deputy party secretary and mayor. In January 2008, he was appointed vice chairman of Xinjiang, and was promoted to member of the standing committee of the CCP Xinjiang Regional Committee, the region's top authority.{{cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/xinjiang/urumqi_hightech/2014-07/16/content_17806130.htm |title=3 Xinjiang medical research institutions to move into Urumqi Hi-Tech Zone |work=chinadaily.com.cn |date=16 July 2014 |access-date=1 October 2021}}{{cite news|url=http://www.china-un.ch/eng/dbdt/t1851439.htm |title=Remarks by Erkin Tuniyaz Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Xinjiang Committee, Vice Governor of the People's Government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at the Online Event |work=china-un.ch |date=3 February 2021 |access-date=1 October 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/council-06252019163839.html |title=Xinjiang Vice Governor Paints Internment Camps as "Vocational Centers" at UN Rights Council |work=rfa.org |date=25 June 2019 |access-date=1 October 2021}} On 30 September 2021, he was named acting chairman of Xinjiang, replacing Shohrat Zakir.{{cite news|author= |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202110/01/WS6156e820a310cdd39bc6ccf0.html |title=Erkin Tuniyaz appointed acting chairman of China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region |work=Chinadaily.com.cn |date=1 October 2021 |access-date=1 October 2021}} On 27 January 2022, he was formally elected as the chairman by the 13th People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region at its fifth session.{{cite news |title=Erkin Tuniyaz elected chairman of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region-Xinhua |url=https://english.news.cn/20220127/4451c0c0b0c6459daeb5a02dab99aab2/c.html |access-date=21 February 2023 |work=english.news.cn |agency=Xinhua News Agency |date=27 January 2021}} On 18 January 2023, he was elected as the chairman for a full term by the 14th People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.{{Cite news |date=18 January 2023 |title=Erkin Tuniyaz elected chairman of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region |work=Xinhua News Agency |url=https://english.news.cn/20230118/16fc877bcabe4129815dc523595086a7/c.html |access-date=19 January 2023}}
He was an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
= Sanctions =
On 10 December 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury added Erkin to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. Individuals on the list have their assets blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them.{{Cite web|title=Global Magnitsky Designations; North Korea Designations; Burma-related Designations; Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies (NS-CMIC) List Update|url=https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/recent-actions/20211210|access-date=2021-12-10|website=U.S. Department of the Treasury|language=en}}
On 10 December 2024, on International Human Rights Day, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Mélanie Joly announced Canada's sanctions against Erkin and seven other government officials of Xinjiang and Tibet involved in serious human rights violations.{{Cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/zh-hans/%E6%96%B0%E9%97%BB/2125936/%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E4%BA%BA%E6%9D%83%E6%97%A5-%E5%8A%A0%E6%8B%BF%E5%A4%A7-%E5%88%B6%E8%A3%81-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD-%E9%AB%98%E5%AE%98|title=国际人权日 加拿大制裁中国八名高官|newspaper=Radio Canada|date=2024-12-11|first=Donna|last=Chan|access-date=2025-01-03}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Mayor of Hotan Prefecture|years=2005–2008}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Chairman of Xinjiang|years=2021–present}}
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Category:Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party alumni
Category:Chinese Communist Party politicians from Xinjiang
Category:Delegates to the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Category:Delegates to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Category:Delegates to the 13th National People's Congress
Category:People from Aksu Prefecture
Category:People's Republic of China politicians from Xinjiang
Category:Political office-holders in Xinjiang
Category:Alternates of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Category:Members of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Category:Shaanxi Normal University alumni
Category:Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List