(CFP)

Tan Zuojun, former General Manager of China State Shipbuilding Corp., was recently appointed vice governor of northeast China's Liaoning Province, becoming the youngest vice provincial governor in China.

Tan, 44, graduated from Wuhan University with a bachelor's degree in international law in 1990 and gained his master's degree from Touro Law in New York in 1997. After graduation, Tan began work in the shipyard business, starting with China State Shipbuilding Corp. in June 2002. He became general manager in July 2008.

Due to his experience in the shipbuilding sector, Tan was ranked 30th in the list of 100 most influential leaders in the international shipping industry in 2010 by Trade Winds magazine, a top industry publication.