Han Zheng

Secretary of CPC Shanghai Committee

Han Zheng, born in Cixi County, Zhejiang Province, is currently Secretary of CPC Shanghai Committee.

He was a graduate with a M.A. in Economics from East China Normal University in 1994 and a senior economist.

He started working in December 1975. He served successively as Secretary of the CYLC Shanghai Chemical Industry Bureau Committee, Deputy Party Secretary of Shanghai Chemical Engineering School, Party Secretary and Deputy Director of Shanghai No.6 Rubber Shoes Factory, Party Secretary and Deputy Director of Dazhonghua Rubber Factory. He then served as Secretary of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) Shanghai Committee, Governor of Shanghai Luwan District, Deputy Secretary-General of Shanghai Municipality and Director of Shanghai Development Planning Commission. From December 1997 to May 2002, He was a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shanghai Committee. He became a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shanghai Committee and Vice Mayor of Shanghai in February 1998. He was elected Vice Secretary of the CPC Shanghai Committee in May 2002 and became Executive Vice Mayor in Octoberin the same year. He was elected member of the CPC Central Committee on the 16th National Congress of the CPC in November 2002 and was elected Mayor of Shanghai in February 2003. From September 2006 to March 2007, Mr. Han was appointed Acting Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of Communist Party of China. He was elected member of the CPC Central Committee at the 17thNational Congress of the CPC in October 2007. On May 28th 2007, he was elected as Vice-Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of CPC. On January 30th2008, he was again elected as Mayor of Shanghai at the first session of the 13thShanghai People’s Congress. Mr. Han was a delegate to the 14th and the 15th National Congress of the CPC, and member of the 16th, 17th Session of the Central Committee. He is now member of the 18th Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee