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Chen Hao (politician)

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Chen Hao
陈豪
Communist Party Secretary of Yunnan
In office
28 August 2016 – 20 November 2020
DeputyRuan Chengfa (Governor)
Preceded byLi Jiheng
Succeeded byRuan Chengfa
Governor of Yunnan
In office
October 2014 – 13 December 2016
acting until January 2015
Preceded byLi Jiheng
Succeeded byRuan Chengfa
Personal details
Born (1954-02-11) 11 February 1954 (age 70)
Haimen, Jiangsu, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materEast China Normal University
China Europe International Business School

Chen Hao (Chinese: ; pinyin: Chén Háo; born 11 February 1954) is a Chinese politician. He served as Governor of Yunnan province from 2014 to 2016 and also Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Yunnan from 2016 to 2020. He was formerly Governor of Yunnan and vice-chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.[1][2]

Career

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Chen Hao was born in February 1954 in Haimen, Jiangsu province, and worked as a schoolteacher in Haimen from 1973 to 1977. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in June 1976.[2]

From 1979 to 1983 he worked at a fruit company in Jing'an District, Shanghai. From 1980 to 1984 he studied at Jiang'an Part-time University, majoring in Chinese literature. Starting in 1983, he worked at the Jiang'an District government, becoming CCP Deputy Committee Secretary of the district in 1996. From 1989 to 1991 he enrolled at the graduate school of East China Normal University, studying economics.[2]

In 1997, he entered the municipal government of Shanghai. In 2003, he obtained an MBA degree from China Europe International Business School. From 2003 to 2010 he served as vice-chairman of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, and chairman of the Shanghai General Trade Union. In 2011 he became vice-chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.[2]

On 17 October 2014, Chen Hao was appointed acting Governor of Yunnan province, succeeding Li Jiheng.[2] He was confirmed as governor in January 2015.[1] In August 2016, Chen was appointed the CCP committee secretary of Yunnan by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[3]

In December 2020, Chen was appointed as the Deputy Chairperson of the National People's Congress Ethnic Affairs Committee.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chen Hao". China Vitae. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ^ a b c d e 陈豪出任云南代理省长 [Chen Hao appointed acting governor of Yunnan] (in Chinese). People's Daily. 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ "Xinjiang Communist Party chief 'on his way out' as Beijing reshuffles top provincial jobs" (in Chinese). South China Morning Post. 29 August 2016.
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Secretary of Yunnan
2016 – 2020
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Yunnan
2014 – 2016
Succeeded by