Gong Zheng
Gong Zheng (Chinese: 龚正; pinyin: Gōng Zhèng; born 4 March 1960) is a Chinese politician who serves as Mayor and Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai Municipality. He was formerly Governor of Shandong Province, the Party Secretary of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, and before that, Vice Governor and Executive Vice Governor of Zhejiang, and deputy director of the General Administration of Customs.[1][2] He graduated from the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE).
Gong Zheng | |
|---|---|
| 龚正 | |
Gong in 2021 | |
| Mayor of Shanghai | |
| Assumed office March 23, 2020 | |
| Party Secretary | Li Qiang Chen Jining |
| Preceded by | Ying Yong |
| Governor of Shandong | |
| In office April 11, 2017 – April 17, 2020 | |
| Party Secretary | Liu Jiayi |
| Preceded by | Guo Shuqing |
| Succeeded by | Li Ganjie |
| Communist Party Secretary of Hangzhou | |
| In office September 2013 – August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Huang Kunming |
| Succeeded by | Zhao Yide |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1960 Suzhou, Jiangsu, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Alma mater | Beijing University of International Business and Economics Golden Gate University Xiamen University |
Life and career Edit
Gong Zheng was born in March 1960 in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. He graduated from Beijing Institute of Foreign Trade (later renamed University of International Business and Economics, UIBE) in 1982, and worked for the Chinese General Administration of Customs after graduation. He later furthered his studies at the School of Taxation of Golden Gate University in 1987 in the United States, and returned to UIBE, earning an MBA in 1997. He also enrolled at Xiamen University from 2001 to 2004, obtaining a Ph.D. in Economics.[1]
Gong served as deputy director of the Tianjin customs department from 1993 to 1996, and director of the Shenzhen customs department from 2001 to 2003. In 2003, he was promoted to Deputy Director of the General Administration of Customs.[1][2]
In December 2008, Gong Zheng was appointed Vice Governor of Zhejiang province, and was promoted to Executive Vice Governor in June 2012. In September 2013, he became the Communist Party Chief of Hangzhou, the provincial capital.[1] In August 2015, Gong was named deputy party chief of Shandong province, replacing Wang Junmin, who left the post due to reaching the mandatory retirement age.[3]
In April 2017, Gong was appointed as Governor of Shandong.[4]
On March 23, 2020, Gong was appointed as Mayor of Shanghai.[5][6]
A Hangzhou official described Gong as an "open-minded" leader who spoke English reasonably well.[5]
On April 29, 2023, Gong led a Shanghai delegation to visit Indonesia to comprehensively promote high-level practical cooperation between Shanghai and Indonesia in accordance with the important consensus reached by President Xi Jinping and President Joko Widodo to jointly build a community with a shared future between China and Indonesia. During the visit, Gong Zheng met with Indonesian Maritime and Investment Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Jakarta Acting Governor Heru Budi Hartono, and Yogyakarta Special Administrative Region Government Executive Secretary Wiyos Santoso attended the Shanghai-Jakarta Symposium for Overseas Investment Enterprises and witnessed the signing of the project.[7]
References Edit
- ^ a b c d 龚正 [Gong Zheng]. People's Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2015-01-21.
- ^ "杭州书记龚正将调任山东省委副书记". Phoenix TV. August 10, 2015.
- ^ "龚正任山东省副省长、代省长，青岛市委原书记李群任副省长". thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ a b "龚正任上海市副市长、代理市长_浦江头条_澎湃新闻". m.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "Shanghai set to endorse Gong Zheng as its new mayor". 20 March 2020.
- ^ "上海市市长龚正率团访问印尼，以务实合作推动"一带一路"倡议和"全球海洋支点"构想深入对接". ciie.org. Retrieved 2023-05-05.