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Yu Shaoliang

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Yu Shaoliang
于绍良
Chief Editor of People's Daily
Assumed office
26 February 2022
Preceded byTuo Zhen
Personal details
Born (1964-07-26) 26 July 1964 (age 60)
Zanhuang County, Hebei, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materHebei University
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYú Shàoliáng

Yu Shaoliang (Chinese: 于绍良; born 26 July 1964) is a Chinese editor and politician who is the current chief editor of People's Daily, in office since February 2022. He is an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Early life and education

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Yu was born in Zanhuang County, Hebei, on 26 July 1964. After resuming the college entrance examination in 1980, he was accepted to Hebei University, majoring in Chinese language and literature.

Career in Xinhua News Agency

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After graduating in 1984, he was assigned to the Hebei Branch of Xinhua News Agency as a journalist. He was promoted to vice president of the Shaanxi Branch of Xinhua News Agency in July 1999, and was promoted again to the president position in September 2004. He was director of the General Office of Xinhua News Agency in December 2008, and held that office until May 2010, when he was appointed director of its Personnel Bureau. He also served as vice president of Xinhua News Agency since July 2014.

Career in Hubei

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He was appointed head of Organization Department and president of Provincial Party School in February 2016 and was admitted to member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Hubei Provincial Committee, the province's top authority.

Career in Shanghai

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In June 2018, he was transferred to Shanghai and being assigned to the similar position there. He concurrently served as deputy party secretary of Shanghai and secretary of Shanghai Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Commission.[1][2]

Career in People's Daily

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On 26 February 2022, he was appointed chief editor of People's Daily, succeeding Tuo Zhen.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 中共中央批准:于绍良任上海市委副书记. qq.com (in Chinese). 12 October 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ 于绍良已兼任上海市委政法委书记. sina (in Chinese). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ^ Liu Guangbo (刘光博) (26 February 2022). 于绍良任人民日报社总编辑. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
Party political offices
Preceded by Head of the Organization Department of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
2016–2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by Head of the Organization Department of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
2018–2022
Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary of Shanghai Municipal Political and Legal Affairs Commission
2020–2022
Succeeded by
TBA
Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai
2020–2022
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Editor of People's Daily
2022–present
Incumbent