China Vitae : Biography of Yu Zhengsheng

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

Yu Zhengsheng 俞正声

Member of the Politburo of the 17th CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

Born: 1945

Birthplace: Zhejiang Province, Shaoxing City

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.