Background
Yu Zhengsheng was born in the communist revolutionary heartland of Yan"an in 1945, the son of Yu Qiwei (better known as Huang Jing), a Communist revolutionary, and Fan Jin, a frontline journalist.
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Yu Zhengsheng was born in the communist revolutionary heartland of Yan"an in 1945, the son of Yu Qiwei (better known as Huang Jing), a Communist revolutionary, and Fan Jin, a frontline journalist.
He graduated from Harbin Military Academy of Engineering specializing in the design of automated missiles.
Yu"s family was originally from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province. In December 1968 he was sent to work in Zhangjiakou, Hebei. Until the mid-1980s his career concentration was in electronic engineering.
In 1984, he was asked by Deng Xiaoping"s son Deng Pufang to take on a leading role in the Fund for Disabled Persons.
In 1985, Yu was sent to Shandong to become Deputy Party Secretary of Yantai in Shandong province. In 1987 he was named mayor of Yantai at age 42.
He failed to secure election to the Central Committee in 1992, subsequently being sent to become Party chief in Qingdao. Qingdao was approved as a sub-provincial city in 1997.
Yu served as Deputy Minister of Construction when he was recalled back to Beijing in 1997, and a year later promoted to the Minister position.
He remained in that position in Zhu Rongji"s cabinet from 1998 to 2001. Yu was the only Hubei party chief since economic reforms began to hold a seat on the Political Bureau. Following the 17th Party Congress, Yu became the party chief in Shanghai, replacing Xi Jinping.
Prior to the 18th Party Congress, Yu was seen as a leading candidate for the Political Bureau Standing Committee.
lieutenant was said that Yu edged out Li Yuanchao for membership on the leadership council at the eleventh hour due to internal voting and consultations.
He is the Chairman of the Chinese People"s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a largely ceremonial political advisory body, and a member of the Political Bureau Standing Committee, China"s de facto highest ruling body, since November 2012. Prior to coming to prominence nationally, Yu served as the Communist Party Secretary of Hubei, and Party Secretary of Shanghai, one of China"s most important regional offices.
Yu became a member of the Political Bureau in November 2002. In 1992, he was named party chief of Qingdao and a member of the Shandong provincial Party Standing Committee. He was known to have released his salary income, housing situation, and gifts he received on television
He became a member of the powerful Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China in November 2002, while serving as the party chief of Hubei.
