Ying Yong

Ying Yong (simplified Chinese: 应勇; traditional Chinese: 應勇; pinyin: Yīng Yǒng; born November 1957) is a Chinese politician and the current Communist Party Secretary of Hubei, a position he has held since February 2020. He came to prominence beginning in 2003 in Zhejiang province, and served as the President of the provincial High Court. He served as the head of the Organization Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee before he became deputy party secretary of Shanghai. He became the mayor of Shanghai in January 2017. On February 12, 2020, Ying was appointed Party secretary of Hubei, replacing Jiang Chaoliang during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

Ying Yong
应勇
Chairman of the Hubei Provincial People's Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 June 2020
Preceded by	Jiang Chaoliang
Communist Party Secretary of Hubei
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 February 2020
Deputy	Wang Xiaodong (Governor)
General secretary	Xi Jinping
Preceded by	Jiang Chaoliang
Mayor of Shanghai
In office 20 January 2017 – 13 February 2020
Party secretary	Han Zheng Li Qiang
Preceded by	Yang Xiong
Succeeded by	Gong Zheng
Personal details
Born	November 1957 (age 63) Xianju County, Zhejiang, China
Political party	Communist Party of China (1979-)
Alma mater	China University of Political Science and Law Hangzhou University

Career

Ying was born in Xianju County, Zhejiang province, near the city of Taizhou. He joined the Communist Party of China in April 1979. He holds law degrees from the China University of Political Science and Law and Hangzhou University. He began his career in Huangyan County, Zhejiang, working for the county industry bureau and the local police station. He then served as the mayor of the town of Chengguan (城关镇). He successively worked his way up the bureaucratic hierarchy in Taizhou, heading its public security department, then its Political and Legal Affairs Commission (Zhengfawei). He then became the police chief and Zhengfawei head of neighboring Shaoxing.[3]

Ying was promoted to the provincial government in 1995, serving as the deputy provincial police chief, then the head of the provincial office for combating illegal drugs, and the leader of an effort to combat terrorism. In July 2003, Ying was promoted to Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and several months later the concurrent head of the provincial Department of Supervision.[3] At the time, Xi Jinping was the provincial party secretary. As such, Ying has been named by political observers as a member of the "New Zhijiang Army."

In November 2006, Ying was named President of the Zhejiang Provincial High Court. In January 2008, Ying became President of the Shanghai High Court. In April 2013, Ying was named the head of the Organization Department of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, and a member of the municipality's Party Standing Committee. In June 2014, he was named deputy party secretary, overseeing party affairs and the municipal party school. In September 2016, he further obtained the office of vice-mayor. This was considered highly unusual, as deputy party secretaries do not usually hold deputy government positions simultaneously. The move was therefore was interpreted as grooming Ying for higher office, likely the future mayor of Shanghai.[3] On 20 January 2017, Ying Yong was elected as mayor of Shanghai. Ying was the first mayor since Zhu Rongji to have spent the majority of his career outside of the municipality. Observers have noted that Ying is likely slated for further promotion.[4] In 2017 he was elected a full member of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Ying was a delegate to the 18th Party Congress, and a delegate to the 11th and 12th National People's Congress.

On February 12, 2020, Ying was appointed Party secretary of Hubei, replacing Jiang Chaoliang during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] On June 19, he was elected chairman of the Hubei Provincial People's Congress.[5]

References

1. William Zheng (13 February 2020). "Coronavirus: Beijing's purge over virus takes down top Communist Party officials in Hubei". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
2. "Ying Yong appointed Party chief of China's Hubei Province". xinhuanet.com. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
3. 应勇简历, Zhongguo Jingji Wang May 4, 2014
4. "应勇当选上海市市长". thepaper.cn. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
5. "应勇当选湖北省人大常委会主任". sina (in Chinese). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

External links

• Media related to Ying Yong at Wikimedia Commons