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Biography Highlight

Yang Xiong, male, Han nationality, is a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. He was born in 1953, obtained a master's degree in economics, and graduated from the graduate school of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 1985. Yang Xiong is a senior economic engineer, and vice-mayor of Shanghai municipality. He has held leading posts in business and in the airline industry, and in 2001 he served as deputy secretary-general of the Shanghai municipal government.

Recent Career Data

2017—	Vice-Chairman, Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the NPC	§
2013—2017	Mayor, People's Government Shanghai Municipality	§
2012—2013	Acting Mayor, People's Government Shanghai Municipality	§
2012—2017	Secretary, People's Government CPC, Leading Party Group Shanghai Municipality
2012—2017	Deputy Secretary, CPC, Municipal Committee Shanghai Municipality
2008—2012	Deputy Secretary, People's Government CPC, Leading Party Group Shanghai Municipality
2007—	Member, CPC, Municipal Committee, Standing Committee Shanghai Municipality
2003—2012	Vice-Mayor, People's Government Shanghai Municipality
2003—2008	Deputy Senior Director, Shanghai World Expo, Executive Committee Shanghai Municipality
2001—2003	Deputy Secretary-General, People's Government Shanghai Municipality

Recent Travel & Appearances

01/20/17	Shanghai new mayor pledges to further cut red tape
08/12/16	Shanghai, Taipei to hold forum despite cross-Strait communication suspension
10/27/13	Shanghai mayor vows to enhance city's soft power on IBLAC
05/07/13	Benjamin Netanyahu in #Shanghai says #Israel #China expected to perfect tech, manufacturing cooperation
02/01/13	Yang Xiong elected mayor of Shanghai #China