Xu Kuangdi

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Xu Kuangdi
徐匡迪
Mayor of Shanghai
In office February 1995 – December 2001
Preceded by	Huang Ju
Succeeded by	Chen Liangyu
Personal details
Born	December 1937 (age 86) Tongxiang, Zhejiang, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party

Xu Kuangdi (Chinese: 徐匡迪; pinyin: Xú Kuāngdí; born December 1937) is a Chinese politician and scientist, best known for his term as Mayor of Shanghai from 1995 to 2001. He supervised the transformation of Shanghai during his administration into a center for international investment and trade that helped lead the intensive development of China's economy. Between 2003 and 2008, Xu served as Vice-Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.