Yu Zhengsheng
| Yu Zhengsheng | |
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| 俞正声 | |
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| 8th Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
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Assumed office 11 March 2013 |
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| Deputy | Du Qinglin, others |
| Preceded by | Jia Qinglin |
| 16th Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai | |
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In office 27 October 2007 – 20 November 2012 |
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| Mayor | Han Zheng |
| Preceded by | Xi Jinping |
| Succeeded by | Han Zheng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1945 (age 71) Yan'an, Shaanxi |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Spouse(s) | Zhang Zhikai |
| Alma mater | Harbin Military Engineering Institute |
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| Simplified Chinese | 俞正声 | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 俞正聲 | ||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yú Zhèngshēng |
Yu Zhengsheng (Chinese: 俞正声; born April 1945) is a Chinese politician and one of the top leaders of the Communist Party of China. He is the Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a largely ceremonial political advisory body, and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, China's de facto highest ruling body, since November 2012.
Prior to coming to prominence nationally, Yu served as the Communist Party Secretary of Hubei, and Party Secretary of Shanghai, one of China's most important regional offices. Yu became a member of the Politburo in November 2002.
Yu Zhengsheng was born in the communist revolutionary heartland of Yan'an in 1945, the son of Yu Qiwei (better known as Huang Jing), a Communist revolutionary, and Fan Jin, a frontline journalist. Yu's family was originally from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province. He graduated from Harbin Military Academy of Engineering specializing in the design of automated missiles. In December 1968 he was sent to work in Zhangjiakou, Hebei. Until the mid-1980s his career concentration was in electronic engineering. In 1984, he was asked by Deng Xiaoping's son Deng Pufang to take on a leading role in the Fund for Disabled Persons.
In 1985, Yu was sent to Shandong to become Deputy Party Secretary of Yantai in Shandong province. In 1987 he was named mayor of Yantai at age 42. In 1992, he was named party chief of Qingdao and a member of the Shandong provincial Party Standing Committee; he was known to have released his salary income, housing situation, and gifts he received on television.
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