Han Zheng
| Han Zheng | |
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| 韩正 | |
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| Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai | |
| Assumed office 20 November 2012 |
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| Deputy | Yang Xiong (mayor) Ying Yong |
| Preceded by | Yu Zhengsheng |
| In office 24 September 2006 – 24 March 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Chen Liangyu |
| Succeeded by | Xi Jinping |
| Mayor of Shanghai | |
| In office 24 March 2007 – 26 December 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Chen Liangyu |
| Succeeded by | Yang Xiong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1954 (age 70) Shanghai, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | East China Normal University |
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Han Zheng (Chinese: 韩正; pinyin: Hán Zhèng; born April 1954) is a Chinese politician, the Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai, and a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China. He served as Mayor of Shanghai between 2003 and 2012 and briefly acted as Party Secretary between 2006 and 2007 when his predecessor Chen Liangyu was removed from power. In November 2012 he was promoted to become the Party Secretary of Shanghai, the top political post in the city.[1] Han was once considered a member of the Shanghai clique.
Early career
He was born in Shanghai, but traces his ancestry to Cixi, in neighbouring Zhejiang province.[2] He began work as a labourer at a warehouse in the latter years of the Cultural Revolution. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1979. He then worked at a chemical equipment company in an administrative role. Beginning in 1986, Han began working as a senior administrator at the municipal chemical engineering college, then worked as party chief at the Shanghai Rubber Shoe Factory. By 1988, Han oversaw the party organization at the Shanghai Greater China Rubber Shoe Factory, and was praised by then Shanghai mayor Zhu Rongji.[3]
In June 1990, Han officially entered the Communist Youth League organization of Shanghai, and would rise to become its deputy secretary in charge of day-to-day work, then elevated to secretary (head) in 1991. In November 1992 he was named governor of Luwan District. During his tenure in the district, Han spearheaded the Huaihai Road revitalization initiative, transforming the street to a glamorous shopping destination. Han also focused on fixing the ecology of the district and expanding its green spaces. He then obtained a master's degree from East China Normal University and earned the title of senior economist.[4]
Han joined the CPC Central Committee in 2002. In 2003 he was named the Mayor of Shanghai at age 48, the youngest Mayor the city has seen in fifty years. A vocal advocate of the Shanghai real estate boom, Han has a largely positive image with the Shanghai citizenry for his openness and transparency. However, because he served under Chen Liangyu, the CPC Shanghai Secretary at the time, Han supported many of Chen's policies, notably those favouring Shanghai's regional development, in contrast to a more balanced approach favoured by the national leadership.
Leading Shanghai
On 25 September 2006, Han became the acting Communist Party Chief of Shanghai after the dismissal of Chen Liangyu over corruption probes during the Shanghai pension scandal. With what were believed to be stern messages sent by Party general secretary Hu Jintao, Han led a municipal task force to crack down on the corruption in Shanghai, and has since then been believed to be a Hu loyalist. His tenure as the interim party chief in Shanghai lasted a mere five months, when on 24 March 2007, Xi Jinping was 'parachuted' into the office of Shanghai Party Secretary from his the same post in the neighbouring province of Zhejiang. Xi later became the top leader of China. Han proved to be a 'political survivor' however, having served under party chiefs Chen Liangyu, Xi Jinping, and Yu Zhengsheng in the Mayor's office.
Han assumed the party chief post in November 2012, shortly after the conclusion of the 18th Party Congress, and also gained a seat on the 18th Politburo of the Communist Party of China. At the time of his elevation, Han was one of only a small handful of top provincial-level leaders who was born in the jurisdiction in which they serve. Han was born, raised, and spent his entire career in Shanghai. Han's situation was also unique in that he was the only Shanghai representative on the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, since his replacement as Shanghai mayor Yang Xiong did not hold Central Committee membership. This meant that compared to Jiang Zemin's days, the representation of Shanghai officials at the Central Committee was vastly decreased.[5]
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Shanghai 2003—2012 |
Succeeded by Yang Xiong |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | CPC Shanghai Committee Secretary 2012— |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by | CPC Shanghai Committee Secretary, acting 2006—2007 |
Succeeded by Xi Jinping |
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- Living people
- People of Ningbo descent
- East China Normal University alumni
- Mayors of Shanghai
- Regional leaders in the People's Republic of China
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