Yu Yuanmu, male, Han nationality, is a native of Jinxi, Jiangxi province. He was born in 1949, joined the CPC in 1975, and obtained the academic credentials of graduate school. He is a senior economist and a senior political cadre. Yu held leading posts in Chongqing, where he served as secretary of the CPC committee until 1982. He served as vice-mayor of the Chongqing Municipal Government from 2003-2008. He became Vice-Chairman of the Chongqing People's Congress in 2008.