Gong Zheng

Gong Zheng (Chinese: ; 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]

Gong Zheng
龚正
Mayor of Shanghai
Assumed office
March 23, 2020
Party SecretaryLi Qiang
Preceded byYing Yong
Governor of Shandong
In office
April 11, 2017  April 17, 2020
Party SecretaryLiu Jiayi
Preceded byGuo Shuqing
Communist Party Secretary of Hangzhou
In office
September 2013  August 2015
Preceded byHuang Kunming
Succeeded byZhao Yide
Personal details
BornMarch 1960 (age 60)
Suzhou, Jiangsu
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Alma materBeijing 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

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
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