Yang Baohua, male, Han nationality, is a native of Hengyang, Hunan province. He was born in 1947, joined the CPC, and attained a master's degree. Yang began his career at the Hengyang Pharmaceutical Factory and the No. 3 Chemical Industry Plant of his native Hengyang city, where he served as director of the Party branch. In the late 1980s he served a term as vice-mayor of the city, and subsequently he was elected vice-governor of Hunan province.
Yang Baohua was elected vice-chairman of the 9th CPPCC Hunan Provincial Committee in 2003.