Geng Yanbo

Geng Yanbo (Chinese: 耿彦波; born November 1958) is a Chinese politician who served as the mayor of Datong from 2008 to 2013 and the mayor of Taiyuan from 2013 to 2019.

Geng Yanbo
耿彦波
Mayor of Taiyuan
In office
April 2013  15 January 2019
Preceded byLian Yimin
Succeeded byLi Xiaobo
Mayor of Datong
In office
July 2008  February 2013
Preceded byFeng Lixiang
Succeeded byLi Junming
Communist Party Secretary of Yuci District
In office
March 2000  February 2004
Preceded byWang Xinyi
Succeeded byWang Jianlin
Magistrate of Lingshi County
In office
March 1995  March 2000
Personal details
BornNovember 1958 (age 62)
Heshun County, Shanxi, China
NationalityChinese
Political partyCommunist Party of China
ResidenceTaiyuan, Shanxi
Alma materShanxi University
Central Party School of the Communist Party of China
Northwest University
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
OccupationPolitician
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese

Biography

Geng was born in Heshun County, Shanxi, in November 1958. He entered the workforce in August 1976, and joined the Communist Party of China in December 1981. In July 1983 he was accepted to Shanxi University, majoring in Chinese language and literary. He also studied at Northwest University, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business and Central Party School of the Communist Party of China as a part-time student.

In April 1993 he was promoted to become deputy party chief of Lingshi County, a position he held until March 2000. He became party chief of Yuci District in March 2000, and served until February 2004. He was deputy secretary-general of Shanxi Provincial Government in February 2004, and held that office until June 2006. He served as vice-mayor of Taiyuan in June 2006, but having held the position for only a year and a half, when he was transferred to Datong and appointed deputy party chief and vice-mayor. During his term in office, he was is known as "Demolition Geng" after he became mayor in 2008. Geng earned his name from his campaign to demolish much of the city center, relocating 40,000 of its 140,000 households, before rebuilding it in an ancient style, with a view to attracting tourists.[1][2] In February 2013 he became vice-mayor of Taiyuan, rising to mayor two months later.

On January 15, 2019, Geng resigned.[3]

A 2014 documentary The Chinese Mayor is based on Geng Yanbo.

References

  1. Peter Barefoot (21 February 2013). "Mayor To Be Transferred, Residents Plead for Him to Stay". chinasmack. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. DEBRA BRUNO (18 June 2014). "The Strange Case of Datong, China's Half-Finished Faux 'Ancient' City". citylab. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  3. 李晓波任山西太原代市长 耿彦波主政近6年辞职. sina (in Chinese). 2019-01-15.
Party political offices
Previous:
Wang Xinyi (王新义)
Communist Party Secretary of Yuci District
2000-2004
Next:
Wang Jianlin (王建林)
Government offices
Previous:
Feng Lixiang
Mayor of Datong
2008-2013
Next:
Li Junming (李俊明)
Previous:
Lian Yimin (廉毅敏)
Mayor of Taiyuan
2013-2019
Next:
Li Xiaobo (李晓波)
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