Gong Zheng

Gong Zheng (Chinese: 龚正; pinyin: Gōng Zhèng; born 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]

For the football player, see Gong Zheng (footballer).

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Gong.

Gong Zheng
龚正
Mayor of Shanghai
Incumbent
Assumed office March 23, 2020
Party Secretary	Li Qiang
Preceded by	Ying Yong
Governor of Shandong
Incumbent
Assumed office April 2017
Party Secretary	Liu Jiayi
Preceded by	Guo Shuqing
Communist Party Secretary of Hangzhou
In office September 2013 – August 2015
Preceded by	Huang Kunming
Succeeded by	Zhao Yide
Personal details
Born	March 1960 (age 60) Suzhou, Jiangsu
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	Beijing University of International Business and Economics Golden Gate University Xiamen University

Life and career

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 could speak English reasonably well.[5]

References

1. 龚正 [Gong Zheng]. People's Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2015-01-21.
2. "Gong Zheng". China Vitae. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
3. "杭州书记龚正将调任山东省委副书记". Phoenix TV. August 10, 2015.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3075990/shanghai-set-endorse-gong-zheng-its-new-mayor

Government offices
Preceded by Ying Yong	Mayor of Shanghai 2020–	Incumbent
Preceded by Guo Shuqing	Governor of Shandong 2017–	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Wang Junmin	Deputy Party Secretary of Shandong 2015–2017	Succeeded by Wang Wentao
Preceded by Huang Kunming	Communist Party Secretary of Hangzhou 2013–2015	Succeeded by Zhao Yide