Gong Zheng (Chinese: 龚正; pinyin: Gōng Zhèng; born 4 March 1960) is a Chinese politician currently serving as deputy secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Shanghai Committee and mayor of Shanghai.
Previously, Gong was governor of Shandong province, the CCP Secretary of Hangzhou, vice governor and executive vice governor of Zhejiang province, and deputy director of the General Administration of Customs.
Early life and education
Gong was born in March 1960 in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. He graduated from Beijing Institute of Foreign Trade (now the University of International Business and Economics, UIBE) in 1982 and joined the Chinese General Administration of Customs. He furthered his studies at Golden Gate University's School of Taxation in 1987 and returned to UIBE, earning an MBA in 1997. From 2001 to 2004, he pursued doctoral studies at Xiamen University, obtaining a Ph.D. in economics.[1]
Political career
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 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 Secretary of Hangzhou.[1] In August 2015, Gong was named deputy party chief of Shandong province, replacing Wang Junmin, who had reached the mandatory retirement age.[3]
In April 2017, Gong was appointed Governor of Shandong.[4]
Mayor of Shanghai
On March 23, 2020, Gong was appointed Mayor of Shanghai.[5][6]
A Hangzhou official described Gong as an "open-minded" leader who spoke English reasonably well.[5]
On April 29, 2023, Gong led a Shanghai delegation to visit Indonesia to comprehensively promote high-level practical cooperation between Shanghai and Indonesia in accordance with the important consensus reached by President Xi Jinping and President Joko Widodo to jointly build a community with a shared future between China and Indonesia. During the visit, Gong Zheng met with Indonesian Maritime and Investment Coordinating Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Jakarta acting Governor Heru Budi Hartono, and Yogyakarta Special Administrative Region Government Executive Secretary Wiyos Santoso attended the Shanghai-Jakarta Symposium for Overseas Investment Enterprises and witnessed the signing of the project.[7]
References
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- ^ "杭州书记龚正将调任山东省委副书记". Phoenix TV. August 10, 2015.
- ^ "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". The Paper. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ a b "龚正任上海市副市长、代理市长_浦江头条_澎湃新闻". The Paper. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "Shanghai set to endorse Gong Zheng as its new mayor". 20 March 2020.
- ^ "上海市市长龚正率团访问印尼，以务实合作推动"一带一路"倡议和"全球海洋支点"构想深入对接". ciie.org. Retrieved 2023-05-05.