Yin Hong

Yin Hong (Chinese: 尹弘; born June 1963) is a Chinese politician, serving since December 2019 as the Governor of Henan Province. Previously he had spent his entire political career in Shanghai.

For the Chinese Olympic skier, see Yin Hong (skier).

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

Yin Hong
尹弘
Governor of Henan Province
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 December 2019
Preceded by	Chen Run'er
Personal details
Born	June 1963 (age 57) Huzhou, Zhejiang province
Political party	Communist Party of China
Alma mater	Shanghai University of Technology

Biography

Yin was born in Shanghai. He graduated from the Shanghai University of Technology with a double major in engineering and law. He joined the workforce in July 1985. After graduating, he became involved in the university's Communist Youth League organization. He was then transferred to the Shanghai planning commission to work as a functionary. He then successively served as the deputy governor of Songjiang County, the deputy governor of Changning District, the deputy party chief of Shigatse, the governor of Zhabei District, and the deputy secretary-general of the Shanghai government.

In May 2012, he was named a member of the Shanghai municipal party standing committee and in June became Secretary-General of the Party Committee.[1] In January 2017, he was promoted to deputy party chief of Shanghai.[2]

On 6 December 2019, he was appointed acting Governor of Henan Province.[3]

References

1. "尹弘任上海市委秘书长" (in Chinese). China News. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
2. "尹弘任中共上海市委副書記" (in Chinese). Shanghai Online. 2017-02-18.
3. "尹弘任河南省代理省长". People Daily (in Chinese). 2019-12-06.

Government offices
Preceded by Chen Run'er	Governor of Henan Province 2019–present	Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by Ying Yong	Deputy Party Secretary of Shanghai 2017–2019	Vacant