Yu Zhengsheng

Yu Zhengsheng
俞正声
Yu in 2017
8th Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
11 March 2013 – 14 March 2018
Vice Chairpersons
See list
Secretary-GeneralZhang Qingli
Preceded byJia Qinglin
Succeeded byWang Yang
Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai
In office
27 October 2007 – 20 November 2012
MayorHan Zheng
Preceded byXi Jinping
Succeeded byHan Zheng
Communist Party Secretary of Hubei
In office
7 December 2001 – 27 October 2007
GovernorZhang Guoguang
Luo Qingquan
Preceded byJiang Zhuping
Succeeded byLuo Qingquan
Minister for Construction
In office
18 March 1998 – 29 December 2001
PremierZhu Rongji
Preceded byHou Jie
Succeeded byWang Guangtao
Personal details
Born5 April 1945 (1945-04-05) (age 79)[citation needed]
Yan'an, Shaanxi
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseZhang Zhikai
Children1
Parent(s)Huang Jing
Fan Jin
RelativesYu Qiangsheng (brother)
Alma materHarbin Military Engineering Institute
Websitewww.gov.cn
Yu Zhengsheng
Simplified Chinese俞正声
Traditional Chinese俞正聲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYú Zhèngshēng

Yu Zhengsheng (/j ʌŋˈʃʌŋ/;[1] Chinese: 俞正声; born 5[citation needed] April 1945) is a retired Chinese politician who served as the chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) from March 2013 to 2018. Between 2012 and 2017, Yu was the fourth-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

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 of the Chinese Communist Party in November 2002.

  1. ^ "How to Say: Chinese leaders' names". Magazine Monitor. BBC. 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.