厅长 head of a department (under a provincial government)
Director
- 这是湖北省水利厅厅长,王先生。
This is Mr. Wang, director of Hubei Provincial Water Resources Bureau. - 教育厅长对缺少合格的教师感到忧虑。
The school superintendent was worried about the lack of qualified teachers. - 此人出逃前曾是中国浙江省建设厅副厅长。
She was the deputy director of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Construction before running away.