Compiled from the following sources:

Special biographic research
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2002-2006

Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
Wen Wei Publishing Company, Ltd. 2003-2005

Zhongguo Gongchandang Lijie Zhongyang Weiyuan Dacidian, 1921-2003
Beijing: Zhonggong dangshi chubanshe 2004

Revision History:

Biography Revised: 10/29/2007
Career Data Updated: 11/2/2007

PHOTO: Yu Zhengsheng
Yu Zhengsheng 俞正声
Member of the Politburo of the 17th CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee
Born: 1945

Biography

Yu Zhengsheng, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. He was born in 1945, joined the CPC in 1964, and graduated from the Harbin Military Engineering Institute.

Yu worked for the Ministry of Electronics Industry for several years prior to becoming mayor of Qingdao City. He also served in various leadership roles for a national organization benefiting the disabled. In 1998, he became Minister of Construction.

Yu was an alternate member of the 14th and 15th CPC Central Committees and was a member of the 16th CPC Central Committee and the Central Committee Politburo.

In 2007, Yu became secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee and a member of the Politburo of the 17th CPC Central Committee.

Career Data

2007— Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro
2007— Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee
2007— Secretary, CPC, Municipal Committee Shanghai Municipality
2002—2007 Chairman, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Hubei Province
2002—2007 Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee
2002—2007 Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee, Politboro
2001—2002 Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee Hubei Province
1998—2001 Minister, Ministry of Construction
1997—2002 Alternate Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee
1997—1998 Vice-Minister, Ministry of Construction
1997—2001 Secretary, Ministry of Construction CPC, Leading Party Group
1994—1997 Member, CPC, Provincial Committee, Standing Committee Shandong Province
1994—1997 Secretary, CPC, City Committee Shandong Province, Qingdao City
1992—1994 Mayor, People's Government Shandong Province, Qingdao City
1992—1997 Alternate Member, 14th CPC, Central Committee
1989—1992 Deputy Secretary, CPC, Party Committee Shandong Province, Qingdao City
1989—1992 Vice-Mayor, People's Government Shandong Province, Qingdao City
1987—1989 Mayor, People's Government Shandong Province, Yantai City
1985—1989 Deputy Secretary, CPC, Party Committee Shandong Province, Yantai Prefecture
1984—1984 Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Electronics Industry, Planning and Construction Department
1984—1985 Member, China Welfare Fund for the Disabled CPC, Leading Party Group
1984—1985 Vice-President, China Welfare Fund for the Disabled CPC, Leading Party Group
1982—1984 Director, Ministry of Electronics Industry, Computer Department
1981—1982 Deputy Director, 4th Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Electronics Application Research Institute
1975—1981 Technician, 4th Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Electronics Application Research Institute
1975—1981 Engineer, 4th Ministry of Machine-Building Industry, Electronics Application Research Institute
1968—1975 Technician, No. 6 Radio Factory Hebei Province, Zhangjiakou City
1968 Graduate, Harbin Institute of Military Engineering, Missile Engineering Department Heilongjiang Province, Harbin City (ballistic missile automatic control specialty)
1964 Joined, CPC

Recent Travel & Appearances

28 Sep 08 Hu Jintao chaired the meeting of the CPC Central Committee's politburo.
20 Sep 08 Wen Jiabao addressed a seminar for the country's ministerial-level official.
19 Sep 08 Hu Jintao addressed the opening ceremony of a seminar for the country's ministerial-level leaders.
06 Sep 08 Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following:
Philip Craven (International Paralympic Committee President)
Hu Jintao and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Philip Craven attended the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
05 Sep 08 Hu Jintao presided over a CPC Central Committee Politburo meeting.
08 Aug 08 Hu Jintao declared open the 29th summer Olympic Games of Beijing.
25 Jul 08 Hu Jintao presided over the Politburo meeting of the CPC Central Committee.
06 Jul 08 Travelled to Shanghai Municipality
Wen Jiabao inspected Jiangsu province and Shanghai municipality.
27 Jun 08 Hu Jintao presided over a meeting of the CPC Central Committee Politburo on the final stage of preparatory work for the forthcoming Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympics.
13 Jun 08 Hu Jintao delivered an important speech at a meeting.
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