Chen Qiufa (electrical engineering) ran CNSA from 2010-2013, then became leader of Lioaning province. His successor at CNSA, Ma Xingrui (PhD mechanical engineer

Chen Qiufa (electrical engineering) ran CNSA from 2010-2013, then became leader of Lioaning province. His successor at CNSA, Ma Xingrui (PhD mechanical engineering) ran CNSA for a bit in 2013 before being tapped as leader of Guangdong province. His successor, Xu_Dazhe (also started as IC engineer), ran CNSA from 2013-2016, before becoming leader of Hunan province. Same story: Tang Dengjie, Fujian province, now national minister. Current CNSA head Zhang Kejian, physics, going by the pattern, he will "graduate" to some other province or national ministry in a year or two.