Han Zheng
| Han Zheng | |
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| 韩正 | |
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| Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai | |
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Assumed office 20 November 2012 |
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| Deputy |
Yang Xiong (mayor) Ying Yong |
| Preceded by | Yu Zhengsheng |
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In office 24 September 2006 – 24 March 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Chen Liangyu |
| Succeeded by | Xi Jinping |
| Mayor of Shanghai | |
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In office 24 March 2007 – 26 December 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Chen Liangyu |
| Succeeded by | Yang Xiong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1954 (age 62) Shanghai, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | East China Normal University |
Han Zheng (Chinese: 韩正; pinyin: Hán Zhèng; born April 1954) is a Chinese politician, the Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai, and a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China. He served as Mayor of Shanghai between 2003 and 2012 and briefly acted as Party Secretary between 2006 and 2007 when his predecessor Chen Liangyu was removed from power. In November 2012 he was promoted to become the Party Secretary of Shanghai, the top political post in the city. Han was once considered a member of the Shanghai clique.
He was born in Shanghai, but traces his ancestry to Cixi, in neighbouring Zhejiang province. He began work as a labourer at a warehouse in the latter years of the Cultural Revolution. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1979. He then worked at a chemical equipment company in an administrative role. Beginning in 1986, Han began working as a senior administrator at the municipal chemical engineering college, then worked as party chief at the Shanghai Rubber Shoe Factory. By 1988, Han oversaw the party organization at the Shanghai Greater China Rubber Shoe Factory, and was praised by then Shanghai mayor Zhu Rongji.
In June 1990, Han officially entered the Communist Youth League organization of Shanghai, and would rise to become its deputy secretary in charge of day-to-day work, then elevated to secretary (head) in 1991. In November 1992 he was named governor of Luwan District. During his tenure in the district, Han spearheaded the Huaihai Road revitalization initiative, transforming the street to a glamorous shopping destination. Han also focused on fixing the ecology of the district and expanding its green spaces. He then obtained a master's degree from East China Normal University and earned the title of senior economist.
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